In this Jan. 29, 2019 photo, Amanda Allen, an Army veteran, looks through her notes and paperwork for using her veteran's benefits for her schooling at Southern Illinois University during an orientation session in Carbondale, Ill. University officials hope the new governor will fund a decades-old state commitment to educate veterans that has been passed off on universities in recent years. The Illinois Veterans Grant, created in 1967, pays for all Illinois veterans' tuition and required fees at its public colleges, community colleges and universities if they return to the state after completing their service. (Byron Hetzler/The Southern Illinoisan via AP)
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