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M State approves plan to use community college funds to help struggling universities

Headline from Duluth News Tribune, on the newest of 2 developments

Under the plan, for fiscal year 2028, $10 million would go to St. Cloud State University and $4.8 million to Bemidji State University.

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Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Minnesota State weighing plan to transfer money from 2-year colleges to shore up struggling universities

    Headline from Duluth News Tribune ·

  2. Newest

    M State approves plan to use community college funds to help struggling universities

    Headline from Duluth News Tribune ·

Reports & sources

23 articles, oldest first.

  1. MinnPost

    Minnesota State weighing plan to transfer money from two-year colleges to shore up struggling universities (opens MinnPost)

    Published

    MinnPost's feed description

    Officials call it a 'stopgap' measure that should help as they address a $31.5 million systemwide deficit. An internal report warned 10 years ago that Minnesota State could face multimillion dollar budget holes.

  2. WTOP Washington DC

    Minnesota State weighs plan to transfer money from two-year colleges to help struggling universities (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    WTOP Washington DC's feed description

    Minnesota State is considering a plan to shift millions of dollars from its colleges to help two financially unstable universities – a move college presidents, students and employees condemned as the school system considers longer-term fixes to a growing financial crisis.

  3. Alexandria Echo Press

    Minnesota State weighing plan to transfer money from 2-year colleges to shore up struggling universities (opens Alexandria Echo Press)

    Published

    Alexandria Echo Press's feed description

    St. Cloud State University and Bemidji State University would together receive about $15 million.

  4. MinnPost

    ‘Tough medicine’: Minnesota State approves plan to use community college funds to help struggling universities (opens MinnPost)

    Published

    MinnPost's feed description

    Minnesota State trustees approved transferring up to $25 million a year from community colleges to struggling universities.

  5. Duluth News Tribune

    M State approves plan to use community college funds to help struggling universities (opens Duluth News Tribune)

    Published

    Duluth News Tribune's feed description

    Under the plan, for fiscal year 2028, $10 million would go to St. Cloud State University and $4.8 million to Bemidji State University.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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