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University of Minnesota asks Legislature for $235 million increase, details how state "specials" are spent
Summary
University officials told a legislative committee that they seek a $235 million biennial increase to operating funds and described how existing state "special" appropriations support research, outreach and statewide services across the system.
Julie Tonneson, budget director for the University of Minnesota, told a legislative committee that the university is requesting a $235 million increase in operating (O&M) appropriations for the next biennium and presented how existing state “special” appropriations and O&M riders are distributed across the system.
Tonneson said the university’s O&M appropriation is unrestricted and “absolutely critical” to the institution’s three missions of teaching, research and outreach. She described an internal “base plus/minus” budget process (driven by the president and the Board of Regents) that…
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