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Sunday, August 10, 2008

Florida universities' governing board approves $450 million budget increase, News-Press (Ft. Myers)

By Stephen D. Price
August 7, 2008

JACKSONVILLE — The Florida Board of Governors approved a $3.7 billion budget request Thursday, a $350 million increase over current-year spending.

Officials said they realize requesting a budget increase while the economy is poor may be a pipe dream, but they are obligated to spell out all the State University System's needs.

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