Legislative Opposition to SUNY and CUNY Reforms

Legislative leaders in New York are balking at some key parts of Gov David Paterson's budget proposal -- including his plan to give more control over tuition rates and the use of tuition revenue to the State University of New York and the City University of New York systems, The New York Times reported. While the budget battles aren't quite over, that measure is not part of a budget package legislative leaders have put forward.