January 6, 2006

Outlook for Higher Education in the 50 State Legislatures

By SARA HEBEL

SOUTH DAKOTA

Dates of session

January 10 to Mid-March

Budget request

  • $160.7-million, a 4.3-percent increase.

Outlook for budget request

  • Good. Gov. Mike Rounds, a Republican, has proposed a budget that includes much of what colleges seek. Their spending priorities, especially those related to improving research and adding doctoral programs, are aligned with the governor's agenda for spurring economic growth and making the state more

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