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House approves college fund

The Idaho House deliberates during its session on Wednesday morning, which included unanimous approval for HB 544, the bill to set up a
The Idaho House deliberates during its session on Wednesday morning, which included unanimous approval for HB 544, the bill to set up a "higher education stabilization fund" to ease state colleges and universities through future economic downturns. There's not much money to put in the fund yet, however; the bill now moves to the Senate. (Betsy Russell)

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.



Betsy Z. Russell
Betsy Z. Russell joined The Spokesman-Review in 1991. She currently is a reporter in the Boise Bureau covering Idaho state government and politics, and other news from Idaho's state capital.

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