Tuition-Setting Process in Fla. Remains Cloudy

A Florida judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by a former governor of Florida, Bob Graham, and the Board of Governors of the state university system, who sought to strip tuition-setting authority from state legislators.

The ruling, handed down this month, by no means makes final who has the power to set tuition and fees in a state where leaders recently feuded over a 5-percent tuition increase. The increase was supported by the governing board but vetoed by Gov. Charlie Crist, a

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