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Gov. Rick Scott speaks at 4Rivers Smokehouse in Orlando
as a part of his College Affordability Tour.
Bernard Wilchusky / Central Florida Future
Gov. Rick Scott arrived at 4Rivers Smokehouse today as part of his College Affordability Tour, aimed at promoting his role in tuition-reform legislation.
Scott spoke mainly on his role in passing legislation that eliminated the tuition differential, a tuition increase requested by each college above and beyond the tuition increase mandated and set by the state legislature.
The tuition differential was a significant component of the 15 percent tuition increases enacted by Florida public universities in the past five years. Scott attributed the rise in costs to his opponent, former governor Charlie Crist.
“Every year [Charlie Crist] was governor, he raised tuition,” Scott said. “He passed legislation that said tuition would go up 15 percent each year.”
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