Higher ed ‘wish list’ expands

The proposed budget for state colleges for the next school year includes:

5 percent faculty pay increase: $30 million

Fully funding the higher education funding formula: $103 million

Aid for needy students: $15 million

Aid for displaced students: $10 million

Maintenance on existing facilities: $350 million

New research fund: $100 million

New work-force training fund: $150 million

Regents ask state to use windfall budget surplus

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