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Gov. to change Washington community college plans

The Columbian
Published: January 18, 2011, 12:00am

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Gov. Chris Gregoire wants to shake up construction plans at community colleges in Washington.

She wants to fund some “shovel projects” ahead of ones still in the planning stage.

The News Tribune of Tacoma reports that would disrupt the system the state’s 34 colleges use to seek construction money and could pit the colleges against each other in lobbying the Legislature.

Under the system proposed by the governor, Clover Park Technical College in Tacoma will have to wait longer for another building needed for its nursing classes.

One of the key lawmakers on the capital budget, Rep. Hans Dunshee of Snohomish, says he’s open to Gregoire’s new philosophy but he’s “getting a lot of yowling” from community college folks.

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Information from: The News Tribune, http://www.thenewstribune.com

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