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Law Student Joe Neguse Running for Regent

Joe Neguse is Class President for the Colorado Law Class of 2009. He is a first-generation-American, and he is running for a seat on the https://www.cu.edu/regents/"; target="_blank" title="https://www.cu.edu/regents/">CU Board of Regents. He plans to visit every high school in his http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado's_2nd_congressional_district"; target="_blank" title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado's_2nd_congressional_district">2; Congressional District, which includes central Colorado, encompassing areas northwest of Denver, including the city of Boulder. Neguse disagrees with exempting tuition from revenue limits imposed by the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxpayer_Bill_of_Rights"; target="_blank" title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxpayer_Bill_of_Rights">Taxpayer's Bill of Rights (TABOR).

The Denver Post quotes him as favoring “a designated funding stream for the state's colleges and universities — without hefty tuition increases that mean ‘people can't afford to go to the state's flagship institution.’”

Read the http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_7963415"; target="_blank" title="http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_7963415">Denver Post news article.