Washington university presidents not pleased with Gregoire's higher-ed plan - DONNA GORDON BLANKINSHIP, The Associated Press

The leaders of the state's universities say Gov. Chris Gregoire's goal of not raising tuition over the next two years fails to recognize budget needs. Gov. Chris Gregoire's goal of not raising college tuition over the next two years is not sitting well with the leaders of Washington's universities, who say the proposal fails to recognize the budget problems they face. A decade ago, state dollars paid about 70 percent of the cost to educate an undergraduate student and tuition covered most of the rest. Those numbers have flipped. http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2020024270_tuition31m.html