President Eric Kaler says the University of Minnesota will need to increase tuition at roughly the rate of inflation on the Twin Cities campus this year — but less in Greater Minnesota. Kaler says if there’s a revised state budget, the University would likely ask lawmakers to restore 10 million dollars cut during end-of-session negotiations last year. He says, “We would use all of that money to minimize any necessary tuition increases.”
A revised economic forecast at month’s end will tell lawmakers whether the state budget still has a relatively small deficit, or if it’s now projected to be a surplus, as legislative leaders and Governor Mark Dayton expect.