# State Week: Lawmakers consider a higher education funding change

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Podcast: [State Week](https://stenobird.com/podcast/state-week-634321)
Published: 2026-03-27T17:19:16+00:00
Episode link: https://www.nprillinois.org/government-politics/2026-03-27/state-week-lawmakers-consider-a-higher-education-funding-change
Audio file: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/s653/audio/2026/03/swr-26-03-27-3.mp3
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## Resource

A plan to create more equity among campuses is running into opposition from the state's flagship university.

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