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Public colleges and universities brace for steep budget cuts spurred by the pandemic

Public colleges and universities brace for steep budget cuts spurred by the pandemic
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WVU s E Gordon Gee noncommittal as lawmakers explore eliminating personal income taxes

Justin K. Aller/Contributor/Getty Images West Virginia University s president, E. Gordon Gee, has pointed out potential benefits and drawbacks to proposals for eliminating the state s personal income tax. E. Gordon Gee, president of West Virginia University, walked a narrow line Tuesday amid a discussion about eliminating the state’s personal income tax, indicating such a move could be successful in the long term but would need to be paired with a broader look at taxes or other offsetting moves. A university spokesperson made clear that Gee needs more information about specific proposals before forming a final opinion. But the longtime university president s thoughts matter because state lawmakers are exploring the idea of ending individual income taxes, and some have already drawn a line between state tax policy and spending on college and university campuses in West Virginia. Cuts to the state s income taxes could very well leave less money available for state funding for the

Debt-Free College in Arizona

Introduction Arizona has a proud tradition of affordable public higher education. In fact, written in the state constitution is a promise that, at public colleges, “the instruction furnished shall be as nearly free as possible.”1 The Grand Canyon state boasts a large system of public 2- and 4-year schools institutions that engender state pride and drive local and regional economies. Today, over 460,000 students attend Arizona’s public colleges and universities. Over half nearly 280,000 are enrolled in Arizona’s community college system.2 For each of these students, postsecondary education is a key step in achieving their professional and personal dreams and hoping to guarantee some financial stability. And yet policymakers in Arizona have made this step harder, through continuous divestment in Arizona’s public higher education system, resulting in skyrocketing college prices. This has coincided with record increases in the cost of living in parts of the state,3 as well

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