Dorm rate hikes proposed for Nebraska students

LINCOLN (AP) — University of Nebraska students will pay more to live and eat on campus next school year if the Board of Regents approves a proposed increase Friday.

Students at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln would pay about $400 more under the proposal, the Lincoln Journal Star reported.

The increase could add to another $600 in taxes if legislators were to approve Gov. Dave Heineman’s proposal to eliminate a sales tax exemption for college dorms as part of a state tax overhaul, Omaha Sen. Jeremy Nordquist said.

The regents also will consider rate hikes at three other NU campuses.

The rate...