Higher ed is added to budget veto list
Wednesday, May 21, 2003
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Saying that students can no longer absorb the rising tuition costs brought on by continuing cuts in public funding to state universities, Gov. Bob Holden on Tuesday vowed to veto the $1 billion appropriations bill for higher education.
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