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Early State Budget Talks Reveal Potential Sticking Point Around High Education Funding

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State system universities could hike tuition for the first time in five years if lawmakers don’t approve a nearly four percent funding increase next year. WITF’s Sam Dunklau reports.

Read the full story here.

(Original air-date: 4/4/23)

Sam Dunklau is the Capitol Bureau Chief for WITF. He previously covered Illinois state government for NPR member station WUIS in Springfield, IL.