One student at the University of Minnesota-Morris is not impressed with House Republican budget targets and she's taking it out on the local state representative.
In her letter to the editor of the Morris Sun Tribune, Republican budget raises taxes on all college students, Ramona Bias writes:
On Thursday morning, Minnesota House Republicans released budget targets for how they’d like to see us spend the $900 million budget surplus.
I had foolish hope that there might be some funding to help freeze tuition at the University of Minnesota, Morris. However, when I looked at the Republican budget target for the Higher Education Committee, I saw a big fat donut. A zero. No money for a tuition freeze, or anything else, for that matter.
Rep. Jeff Backer claims to care a lot about tax increases, and he is willfully raising taxes on every single student at the University of Minnesota, Morris by allowing tuition to increase as he has.
It would cost $13.5 million to freeze tuition at the U of M, according to the University. Let’s contrast that with the billions of dollars in tax cuts that Rep. Backer supports for big business in the Twin Cities – local students vs. big business.
The choice seems pretty simple to me, but I know how hard it is for Republican legislators to prioritize middle class students and families over corporations, so I guess I shouldn’t be surprised.
I’d also point out that the Republican target for border-to-border broadband is only $28 million. The Governor’s task force said the need was $200 million, and the Governor himself proposed $100 million for broadband.
I’m tired of Republicans like Jeff Backer using greater Minnesota as a pawn in a game, and then going back on their word. Where are the results?
On Thursday morning, Minnesota House Republicans released budget targets for how they’d like to see us spend the $900 million budget surplus.
That's pretty harsh, but not out line. We hear daily about rural friends' slow and unstable internet connections, and watch our young friends struggle with their student loans.I had foolish hope that there might be some funding to help freeze tuition at the University of Minnesota, Morris. However, when I looked at the Republican budget target for the Higher Education Committee, I saw a big fat donut. A zero. No money for a tuition freeze, or anything else, for that matter.
Rep. Jeff Backer claims to care a lot about tax increases, and he is willfully raising taxes on every single student at the University of Minnesota, Morris by allowing tuition to increase as he has.
It would cost $13.5 million to freeze tuition at the U of M, according to the University. Let’s contrast that with the billions of dollars in tax cuts that Rep. Backer supports for big business in the Twin Cities – local students vs. big business.
The choice seems pretty simple to me, but I know how hard it is for Republican legislators to prioritize middle class students and families over corporations, so I guess I shouldn’t be surprised.
I’d also point out that the Republican target for border-to-border broadband is only $28 million. The Governor’s task force said the need was $200 million, and the Governor himself proposed $100 million for broadband.
I’m tired of Republicans like Jeff Backer using greater Minnesota as a pawn in a game, and then going back on their word. Where are the results?
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