The University of Nebraska is seeking an increase in state funding. University officials met with the Legislature's Appropriations Committee yesterday to ask for a three-point-five percent funding increase. The request comes after Governor Jim Pillen and Appropriations Committee Chair Robert Clements are looking to cut 14-million dollars in core state funding from the university.
NE University System Asks For More State Funding; Pillen Looks To Close Tap
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