State College Regents Ask Major Funding Hike - GREGORY B. HLADKY, Courant

Facing declining enrollment and worried about potential tuition increases, the governing board for Connecticut's public college systems voted Friday to ask for a 9.9 percent increase in state funding over their current budget. The Board of Regents for the four state universities and 12 community colleges and the online Charter Oak College unanimously approved the request for an increase of about $60.3 million for 2015-16 over current spending. There was almost no debate on a proposal that's certain to draw plenty by the time it reaches the 2015 General Assembly. Members of the board said their plea for more state assistance is keyed to holding student fee-and-tuition hikes next year to no more than 2 percent. http://www.courant.com/politics/elections/hc-board-of-regents-higher-education-20140905,0,4489633.story