A look back at higher ed's successful year at the Legislature

A Star Tribune editorial declared that "Higher education had its best year in more than a decade" at the state Legislature, "with new funding sufficient to prevent tuition increases in the next two years in both public collegiate systems. With tuition well above national averages for both two-year and four-year Minnesota public colleges, more state aid is overdue."

Tom Weber speaks with Rep. Gene Pelowski about the higher education bill that was passed in the recently completed session.

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