House approves college fund
The House has voted unanimously, 69-0, in favor HB 544, the measure from House Assistant Majority Leader Scott Bedke, R-Oakley, to set up a "higher education stabilization fund" to ease state colleges and universities through future economic downturns. There's not much to go in the fund for now, but the idea is that in times of surplus, the state would put money in. Supporters say it's too bad such a fund wasn't set up years ago; the bill now moves to the Senate.