Washington Governor suggests surcharge for college - Andrew Garber and Nick Perry, The Seattle Times

Gov. Chris Gregoire, who pledged not to raise taxes or fees this session, proposed Tuesday that students pay a temporary surcharge during the next two years to help make up for higher-education budget cuts. The charge would be the equivalent of a tuition increase of 3 to 7 percent and would come on top of planned tuition increases of up to 7 percent. That means a University of Washington student could see annual costs go up as much as $875 in fall 2009.