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Here's a roundup of some of the main points in the legislation coming out of the state conference committee on higher education:

MnSCU student leaders have normally been wary of mandates for a tuition freeze, because they fear it would only force the administration to cut programs to make up for the lost revenue.

But because the freeze would be the result of a legislative investment, Minnesota State University Student Association Chairwoman Moriah Miles said she was excited:

One of main people pushing for the act, Citizens League program assistant Juventino Meza, told me the hardest part should be behind him. Although such legislation has died in the legislature twice before, he says it has strong bipartisan backing and has the support of Gov. Mark Dayton.

The conference committee is expected to work some other details and then adopt the higher-ed bill tonight.

It would then go to the Senate and House chambers for a floor vote.

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Here’s a roundup of some of the main points in the legislation coming out of the state conference committee on higher education: Higher target. The legislation calls for $250 million more in spending — a bit more than the governor’s original proposal of $240 million, and much higher than the House’s target of $150 million.…

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