For years, UCLA has covered the extra fees applied to every BruinBill payment students make using their credit cards. Now, in an effort to cut costs, UCLA has transferred the fees onto students by implementing a 2.75 percent convenience fee for BruinBill credit card payments, which cover tuition, housing, parking permits and other items. Though this extra charge may seem far from convenient, the university shouldered the burden of paying $6.5 million for those credit card fees for 17 years. Read more...

Last week, Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law AB 155, which requires online shopping sites like Amazon to charge a sales tax on items purchased over the Internet. The tax won't be collected until next September, but already the law has sparked concerns. Read more...