It’s official; it will cost more to attend Iowa’s three state universities, and Larry McKibben is none too happy about the lack of support from state government.

The Board of Regents yesterday approved the increase in tuitions. The former state rep from Marshalltown was the only board member to comment on the issue and he blasted the governor and the legislature. The former legislator predicts state support of higher education will be a “major item” debated in the fall campaign.

McKibben predicts more Iowa, Iowa State and U-N-I graduates will take jobs out-of-state to pay off the student debt that’s growing because of increased tuition costs. And McKibben warns there will more significant tuition hikes in the future if the governor and legislators do not boost state support of the three universities.