Governor Ted Kulongoski announced this week that the $13.4 million of general funds meant to be subtracted from public state university funding would be restored, returning it to the university system. In addition, the governor decided to give $6.3 million of funding to Oregon’s courts.
Plans of his veto were announced last month, prior to the state’s Board of Higher Education’s meeting to discussion tuition hikes.
“I am deeply concerned that this provision would force the University system to raise tuition, which … will operate to make higher education less accessible for,many low-income and middle-income Oregonians.”
Kulongoski said Aug. 6, in a letter explaining his veto. Expected tuition increased for the upcoming fall terms range from 3.5 percent to 15.4 percent from fall 2008, with University of Oregon at the highest end. Higher education is “in a much more dire situation than many state agencies,” said Anna Richter Taylor, a spokeswoman for the governor. “It’s not unlikely they’ll have to make even bigger cuts.”
He is worried about rising tuition and he was a big supporter of the unnecessary arena ? Kulongoski you are so full of %&*#@!