Students can discuss recent changes made by the Florida Legislature with a political journalist today at the Bob Graham Center in Pugh Hall.
Steve Bousquet, who covers state government for the Tampa Bay Times, will share his thoughts on a bill that could allow UF to increase tuition by more than 15 percent, an approximate $300 million cut in the State University System and the creation of a 12th state university.
“Primarily, we want to know what impact these changes will have on Florida citizens,” said Gail Sasnett-Stauffer, assistant director for public programs at the Bob Graham Center.
After the presentation, audience members will be able to ask Bousquet questions about the legislative session and its effects.
“Journalists like Steve Bousquet increasingly serve as the institutional memory of the Florida Legislature and, more broadly, politics in the state of Florida,” said UF political science professor Daniel A. Smith.
The discussion, which is free and open to the public, will begin at 6 p.m. There will be 250 to 275 seats available in the Bob Graham Center, Sasnett-Stauffer said.
