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==Political career==
===State treasurer===
Krolicki was elected state treasurer in 1998. During his tenure, Krolicki worked to make college education more affordable, and considered it "a cornerstone of his administration." He created the State Treasurer's College Savings Plan and Nevada's Prepaid College Tuition Program,<ref name="SVFC1">{{cite news|url=http://www.savingforcollege.com/529_plan_details/index.php?page=plan_details&plan_id=33|title=Nevada Prepaid Tuition Program|date=December 8, 2008|publisher=savingforcollege.com}}</ref> and oversaw the set-up of the
Along his work in higher-education accessibility, Krolicki obtained upgrades from credit-rating agencies for Nevada, saving taxpayers millions of dollars in interest payments. All rating agencies now consider Nevada just a notch below AAA, the highest and most coveted rating, and held by very few states. Krolicki was also the first state treasurer in the [[United States]] to receive the coveted Certificate of Excellence in Investment Policy from the Association of Public Treasurers of the United States and Canada. Krolicki also formulated and implemented many investment programs that obtained tens of millions of dollars in revenue for the state.
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