May 28, 1999

Western Governors U. Seeks $8-Million in Federal Funds

By JEFFREY R. YOUNG

Backers of Western Governors University, which opened nine months ago with only a handful of students, are asking Congress for $8-million to speed the virtual university's development.

Governors of several of the 18 states that are participating in W.G.U. are working with federal lawmakers to have the money appropriated for the 2000 fiscal year, which begins October 1, says Jeff Edwards, a university

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