Center of the American Experiment Issues Commentary: 'Free College' Program is Squeezing Higher Education Budget
May 09, 2026
May 09, 2026
MINNETONKA, Minnesota, May 9 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on May 8, 2026, by economist John Phelan:
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'Free college' program is squeezing higher education budget
Last week, I mentioned how, in his final State of the State speech, Gov. Walz touted as achievements a laundry list of spending increases which, in some cases . . .
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'Free college' program is squeezing higher education budget
Last week, I mentioned how, in his final State of the State speech, Gov. Walz touted as achievements a laundry list of spending increases which, in some cases . . .