<p>This from UB:</p>
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo released his executive budget proposal. It calls for deep reductions in state spending, and includes a 10 percent cut to SUNY's operating budget. These proposed cuts will make it even more difficult for us to continue to provide an excellent and accessible education to our students, advance our academic enterprise and enrich our communities. </p>
<p>...the Governor has introduced legislation that would provide support for two of the three policy reforms we have sought through the Public Higher Education Empowerment and Innovation Act: those related to procurement and to public-private partnerships. While the key cornerstone of this reform package -- implementing a rational tuition policy -- is not part of the executive budget proposal at this time, we will continue working with Albany to secure this critical reform, and toward the eventual enactment of all of these legislative reforms, which are vitally important for the future of our university, our region and our state.
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<p>Meanwhile, SUNY students are protesting the defeat of the proposed tuition increase in the last budget, fearing further delay will cause huge increases and program cuts.</p>
<p>SUNY</a> students support tuition increases - City & Region - The Buffalo News</p>
<p>Let the games begin in Albany...hopefully they won't be wrangling this out til August again and, for the sake of our students, let's hope someone there can see beyond the next election and will actually listen to SUNY students and parents!</p>