Tidbits on higher-ed elements on governor's bonding bill

Information is dribbling in about Gov. Mark Dayton’s bonding bill and how it’ll affect higher education.

MPR’s Tom Scheck reports that Dayton’s plan includes $226 million for higher education and a $51 million for a new physics and nanotechnology building at the University of Minnesota.

Dayton apparently said he included all U of M and MnSCU (Minnesota State Colleges and Universities) projects that Tim Pawlenty vetoed last year as governor.

I’ll add details and any relevant breakdowns as I get them.

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Alex Friedrich

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Alex Friedrich reports on higher education issues for MPR News. Among the stories he has covered: the fall of the Berlin Wall, aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, collapse of the I-35W bridge in Minneapolis, 2003 Moscow suicide bombing and 2004 presidential elections in the Republic of Georgia. He holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Georgia and a master’s in European political economy from the London School of Economics.