DURANGO- Governor Hickenlooper has proposed a budget plan for the 2016-17 fiscal year that directly cuts $20 million from Colorado higher education. The proposal is in response to the state's $373 million shortcoming in 2016's budget. Fort Lewis College may raise tuition in response.
What you need to know:
Gov. Hickenlooper's budget proposal cuts $20 mil from CO higher ed
FLC would have to raise tuition 13.6 percent to cover loss
FLC's VP of Finance said, "Next year we'll increase tuition"
FLC Student Body Pres sponsors #COState48 petition, urging students to protest the cut
FLC Provost supports petition and...