LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The president of the University of Nebraska is apologizing to Gov. Dave Heineman over questions about the funding of a $370 million cancer research center in Omaha.
Heineman has insisted that he supported committing $50 million in state money for the project with the understanding that that no local tax dollars would be used.
The governor had expressed surprise that the center would also use $40 million in tax revenue from Omaha and Douglas County.
The Lincoln Journal Star reports Tuesday (http://bit.ly/Ui7h8D ) that University of Nebraska President J.B. Milliken acknowledged the university's statements to Heineman weren't always clear and that he "personally apologized to him for any misunderstanding."
In a statement, Heineman says he accepts Milliken's apology.
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Information from: Lincoln Journal Star, http://www.journalstar.com
