Florida Supreme Court: Legislature sets tuition policy

The Florida Supreme Court ruled unanimously that the Legislature, not the Board of Governors, has the authority to set tuition policy. The state’s Constitution gives the Legislature the authority “to raise revenue and appropriate for the expenditure of state funds,” which means it has the power to set tuition, Justice Barbara Pariente wrote. Former Florida Governor Bob Graham and others have contended the state university system’s Board of Governors had the authority, but the justices decided…