Wash. governor signs bill to raise college tuition
Washington state's six four-year colleges and universities will be able to set their own tuition, which had previously done by the Legislature, under a measure that Gov. Chris Gregoire signed into law Monday.
Tuition increases ranging from 11 to 16 percent were expected under the 2011-2013 biennium budget passed in late May. But the new law gives University of Washington, Western Washington University, Washington State University, Central Washington University, Eastern Washington University and The Evergreen State College the ability to exceed those levels.