Washington university presidents call on state to fund raises - Scott Jackson, Daily News

Washington State University President Kirk Schulz joined presidents of the state's other public universities in signing a letter to Gov. Jay Inslee calling for full funding of faculty and staff pay raises in the next state budget. In the past, faculty and staff pay increases at these institutions were paid for by the state, but in 2015, lawmakers implemented a new funding model that split the bill between tuition revenues and the state. At the same time, legislators reduced tuitions at state universities and capped any increases to reflect long-term median wage growth in the state - or about 2.2 percent for the 2018-19 academic year. State Sen. Mark Schoesler, R-Ritzville, said lawmakers at the time were trying to make tuition predictable and tied it to wages in order to protect residents from unaffordable rises in college cost. http://dnews.com/local/university-presidents-call-on-state-to-fund-raises/article_63c09e54-dadc-59bf-baae-65fdbaf9ee8f.html