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State Senator: U of I President's Pay Too High
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) -- A state senator from Chicago who has been critical of University of Illinois spending says the school is about to pay its new president too much.

State Sen. Martin Sandoval says incoming President Michael Hogan shouldn't be paid more than the $450,000 a year made by his predecessor, B. Joseph White. University trustees are expected Thursday to approve a deal that will pay Hogan $620,000 annually.

Sandoval says Hogan, who was lured from the University of Connecticut, should work for less because of the state's financial situation, including a $13 billion state budget deficit.

University spokesman Tom Hardy says Hogan's pay puts him in the middle of the Big Ten pack.

Sandoval in recent months has questioned whether the university is doing enough to save money.

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05 20 10 by Newsroom
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