(DES MOINES) - Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds today released the following statements applauding the Iowa Board of Regents' action to freeze undergraduate in-state tuition at the Regent universities for the third-straight year.
"We commend the Iowa Board of Regents for working with us to give Iowa students access to affordable, high-quality education in Iowa. Upon receiving the Revenue Estimating Conference's December report, we will begin crafting the state budget with hopes to continue the tuition freeze." - Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad
"I commend the Iowa Board of Regents for their ongoing commitment to affordable higher education. Governor Branstad and I believe that Iowa can take another step by implementing four-year degrees for $10,000 and a tax credit initiative to align charitable giving with student debt reduction." - Iowa Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds
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