I think probably reports 2007 will be alright. It is a stout budget, but in 2008 we're going to have to slow that increased growth down a little bit. Maybe cut it back to half of what they did this year or maybe even more. But with this pace going, that's not too bad. The predictions are the [fiscal year] 2008 won't be this good a year. Not a bad, but won't be this year.

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This year it is real important for in our case, about a 19 percent increase. In bad years it is important to let legislators know students in higher education and South Alabama are treated fairly.

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I think it will pass next week. It fell apart when the Lt. Governor adjourned the senate because they did not have a quorum.

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