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Augusta Technical College establishes police department

...Augusta Tech is the 13th of Georgia's 25 technical colleges to establish its own police department, according to Mike Light, a spokesman for Technical College System of Georgia.He said a recent boost in technical college enrollment in Georgia...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/crime-courts/2012-09-26/augusta-techical-colle
Leaders at other merged universities see risks, rewards

...in administrative costs and eliminated $6.5 million in allocations per year for the state, according to spokesman Mike Light. Officials pushed the merger because the state had too many small colleges providing similar services within close geographical...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/education/2012-01-28/leaders-other-merged-univ
Southern states not helping dropouts

...percent last year.However, there's no dispute about the need for funding."More funding is essential," said Mike Light, spokesman for the Technical College System of Georgia where the adult classes are taught.He argues the payoff for...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/education/2010-08-04/southern-states-not-helpi
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Costs stretching Georgia lottery-funded programs

...them land a good job.Technical college enrollment is about 185,000 this year, up 30,000 from a year ago, said Mike Light, a spokesman for the Technical College System of Georgia.The cost of HOPE programs has been growing for years, but...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/latest-news/2010-05-16/costs-stretching-georgia-lot
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Changes to HOPE lie ahead

...colleges.Half or more of the technical college students would be affected by the reduction in book benefits, said Mike Light, a spokesman for the Technical College System of Georgia.Another half, about 58,000, received Pell Grants this...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/education/2010-03-20/changes-hope-lie-ahead
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At UGA, more must rely on aid

...college students receiving Pell Grants has nearly doubled in the past two years, from 47,000 to about 89,000, said Mike Light, a spokesman for the Technical College System of Georgia.Enrollment in the technical college system has surged in...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/latest-news/2010-10-22/uga-more-must-rely-aid
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Augusta Tech plans to offset budget cut

...the 3 percent, nor would I venture to guess as to when it might be implemented," technical college system spokesman Mike Light wrote in an e-mail. Augusta Tech President Terry Elam, though, said he hopes to stave off the effects of such a...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2009-07-21/augusta-tech-plans-offset-bud
State parole officials find 59 misplaced inmate files

...the concerns should have been addressed and the filed placed before the parole board for consideration, board member Mike Light said. Among the files was that of Timothy Alan Rustin, serving a 10-year sentence for involuntary manslaughter...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2004/05/03/biz_414312.shtml
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Prison budget crunch prompts sentencing criticism

...convicts. "People are serving longer than ever before. They're coming in and they're not going anywhere," said Mike Light, a member of the Pardons & Paroles Board. One in 15 Georgians is in prison or on parole or probation, giving Georgia...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2003/10/10/met_395915.shtml
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Sheriff objects to prison cuts

...convicts. "People are serving longer than ever before. They're coming in and they're not going anywhere," said Mike Light, a member of the Pardons & Paroles Board. One in 15 Georgians is in prison or on parole or probation, giving Georgia...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2003/10/10/met_395937.shtml
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