House clears budget plan for Oregon universities.(Higher Education)(The proposal increases tuition by 3 percent, but also boosts general fund dollars)

From: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR) | Date: August 3, 2005 | Copyright information

Byline: David Steves and Greg Bolt The Register-Guard

SALEM - Oregon undergraduates will pay about $170 more next year to attend the University of Oregon under a higher education spending plan delivered Tuesday to the governor.

The House gave the Legislature's final approval with a 43-15 vote to the Oregon University System budget. The 2005-07 spending blueprint delivers $659.5 million in general fund dollars to the state's seven universities.

That...

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