Judge Rules Lawmakers Have Right To Set Tuition Rates
January 4th, 2008 by flanewsA judge has dismissed a lawsuit challenging the Florida Legislature’s authority to set tuition rates at the state’s universities. Former Governor Bob Graham was among those who sued, arguing that voters in 2002 gave the right to set tuition to the State University System’s Board of Governors. Governor Charlie Crist reacted to the ruling.
“I have great respect for the judicial branch,” Gov. Crist said. “I understand the motivation for the litigation. I think that there probably would be an appeal would be my expectation. And I’ll wait to see what the courts have to say and respect it.”
But the legal fight is not over. The judge ruled that the plaintiffs can re-file the suit if they show him within a month how they’ve been harmed.
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