Wednesday, March 10, 2010
State Budget Heads To Senate
KENTUCKY...
Has the Kentucky General Assembly got the answer to the budget crisis? Wednesday evening, the Kentucky House voted 65-33 to approve a proposed $17.5 billion state budget for the next two years that includes cuts to higher education. It seeks more savings by speeding up parole for some nonviolent criminals. The proposal includes about $1.3 billion in general fund bonding for a flurry of construction projects aimed at creating thousands of jobs at a time of high unemployment. Public universities and colleges would receive a 1 percent spending cut in the first year of the next budget cycle and a 1 percent cut in the second year. The proposal calls for reducing two instructional days in public school districts.
Has the Kentucky General Assembly got the answer to the budget crisis? Wednesday evening, the Kentucky House voted 65-33 to approve a proposed $17.5 billion state budget for the next two years that includes cuts to higher education. It seeks more savings by speeding up parole for some nonviolent criminals. The proposal includes about $1.3 billion in general fund bonding for a flurry of construction projects aimed at creating thousands of jobs at a time of high unemployment. Public universities and colleges would receive a 1 percent spending cut in the first year of the next budget cycle and a 1 percent cut in the second year. The proposal calls for reducing two instructional days in public school districts.
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