WSU president joins in asking for staff, faculty pay hikes to be funded by state - SCOTT JACKSON, Lewiston Tribune

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 lawmakers implemented a new funding model in 2015 that split the bill between tuition revenues and the state. At the same time, legislators reduced tuition at state universities and capped any increases to reflect long-term median wage growth in the state — about 2.2 percent for the 2018-19 academic year. https://lmtribune.com/northwest/wsu-president-joins-in-asking-for-staff-faculty-pay-hikes/article_f670b430-69d0-53d1-9b52-0ed3531aab17.html