A Dayton Daily News examination found three area public colleges spent a combined $550,000 in taxpayer and tuition dollars providing cell phones and smart phones for state employees last school year.<\/p>\n
The finding raises questions about the cost and necessity of the phones at a time when Ohio is facing a potential $8 billion deficit.<\/p>\n
Miami University paid out $272,000 for 630 phones in 2009-2010.<\/p>\n
Wright State University spent $209,000 and Sinclair Community College paid $70,000, according to the schools. University officials note these sums are small portions of annual budgets that are hundreds of millions of dollars.<\/p>\n
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