January 21, 2000
California Governor Seeks Big Budget Increases for Higher Education
Gov. Gray Davis of California last week proposed significant increases in spending on public colleges, and a freeze on tuition. The state's Republican leadership has proposed tuition cuts of 50 percent, but Governor Davis, a Democrat, called instead for double-digit increases in need-based and merit-based financial aid.
Under the governor's proposal for the 2000-1 fiscal year, the state would spend 14.8 percent more on the University of California system, 8.7
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