If I read the article correctly, they are proposing to greatly increase financial aid for Batten Grad students. The people who will end up paying a much higher net amount will be people with large amounts of financial resources. In any case, it is always desirable to phase in large increases and give applicants advance notice of unusually large increases.
Some of the headlines on the tuition increases are a little deceiving, because they are highlighting total increases proposed over 2 or 3 years. For example, the increased tuition for existing in-state undergrads for the next year will be rather modest.