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URI Facing Possible Layoffs, Tuition Increase

Chris Boardman

Story Created: Sep 24, 2009 at 4:36 PM EDT

Story Updated: Sep 24, 2009 at 4:36 PM EDT

The cost of higher education could be going up in Rhode Island, with possible job losses and tuition hikes for URI....

Tuesday, Jan 26 at 8:05 PM Nate wrote ...

URI staff shouldn't even be considered state workers as the university receives less than 10% of it's budget from the state.

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Monday, Sep 28 at 3:29 PM Mariat wrote ...

You guys are unbeleivable. Parents are struggling to put these kids in college and all we hear is "we may raise tuituion again" no wonder these kids are dropping out of college. Some of these workers are overpaid cut down their pay checks and give these kids a break.

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Friday, Sep 25 at 5:51 PM Unknown wrote ...

Why don't you start with the basketball coach, making over $100k per yr, are you kidding me?? Or how about all the workers that brag about getting OT and they are cooking breakfast at the job. All other companies took a pay cut of some sort for the past 2-3 yrs, I say lay them off!!Since they can get fake OT and good benefits, while the rest of us NON UNION workers struggle to make ends meet. I really don't feel bad for these state employees. Imagine making $189K for playing Basketball?????

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Friday, Sep 25 at 1:11 PM KevD wrote ...

In state tuition should be much more competitive than out of state, yet the solution continues to be raise tuition...which affects the number of in-state applicants...which effects where these graduates tend to go for work...lessoning the state budget tax pool...and also hurting local businesses.

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