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California 9/11 Scholarships: Relatives Of Terror Attacks Feel Used By Lawmakers

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Many of the relatives of Californians killed in the Sept. 11 attacks never knew that millions of dollars were raised in their name for college scholarships, and now lawmakers want to give them another chance to apply for money that an Associated Press investigation and subsequent audit found was poorly administered.The state collected more than $15 million from selling 9/11 memorial license plates after the terrorist attacks, but only a sliver of it went to scholarships, partly because of a state agency's failure to notify everyone who was eligible to apply for the $5,000 stipends.

 

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