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Wisconsin refuses to give up U discount (St. Paul Pioneer Press)

Wisconsin college students get a sweet deal in Minnesota: If they go to the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, they pay $1,200 a year less in tuition than Minnesotans.

It’s a benefit they don’t plan to give up any time soon. After two years of talks, Minnesota officials asked Wisconsin to renegotiate a tuition pact that now makes the University of Minnesota cheaper for Wisconsinites.

Wisconsin recently responded politely: No, thanks.