Sen. John Miller must be remembering his old bosses fondly. He’s put in a bill that would allow colleges to sell textbooks that publishers gave them for free (SB 141 [1]). That’s one heck of a markup!
Nevermind the costs of these textbooks are already outrageous. Nevermind that commuting college students would be forking out gobs of money if Miller’s gas tax increase [2] is approved.
Nevermind that Miller is only weeks past being employed by Christopher Newport University. Looks like old habits die hard.
I usually don’t post on bills that are destined to go nowhere, but since everyone is watching elected officials who submit bills concerning employers, this money grab bill caught my eye.
Colleges shouldn’t be requesting or accepting free materials, slapping a price tag on it, and making students pay for it. Period!