House passes higher education bill that funds tuition freezes

Source: startribune.com Posted By: Carson R...4022 days ago

A budget bill that would freeze undergraduate tuition at the state’s public colleges and universities earned swift passage Thursday in the Minnesota House.

Lawmakers from both parties praised the higher education funding bill and its architect, Rep. Gene Pelowski, DFL-Winona, for holding down tuition, banning bonuses and tightening the Legislature’s scrutiny of the two public systems. The bill passed 86-44.

“You understand what needs to be done to bring accountability to the higher-ed situation,”....

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