October 1, 1999

Rural Minnesota Colleges Vie for State Funds

Lobbyist Watch:

Officials of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system have their lobbyists, and they're sticking to 'em.

Worried that outside lobbying campaigns could dilute their budget requests and pit the institutions against one another, system officials are saying no thanks to a group of municipal leaders throughout the state who want to help drum up support for state colleges outside Minneapolis and St. Paul.

"The board has its