Story by Blake Sandlin Sports Editor bsandlin1@murraystate.edu When Kentucky’s General Assembly passed a biennial budget in early April, most of the focus was on its 6.25 percent base cut and increased pension obligations to public universities across the Commonwealth, forcing institutions around the state to restructure budgets from top to bottom. As universities strived to Read More
Elizabeth Erwin News Editor eerwin1@murraystate.edu With the state budget approved for the upcoming academic year, universities across Kentucky are finding ways to cope with the losses in funding. The budget will cut base funding to public universities by 6.25 percent over the next two years but will also allocate $31 million into a performance funding Read More
Story by Ashley Traylor, Staff writer In light of budget cuts to higher education, students from nine universities took a stand against Gov. Matt Bevin and defended higher education at the Capitol Rotunda Feb. 13. Bevin decided on a 4.5 percent cut to higher education last fiscal year, in which the Kentucky attorney general, Andy Read More
The staff editorial is the majority opinion of The Murray State News Editorial Board. [The camera cuts to GOV. MATT BEVIN, a mask pulled from his face and thousands of dollars in his hand.] BEVIN: “And I would have gotten away with it, too, if it weren’t for you meddling kids!” [The screen goes dark Read More
Story by Alicia Steele, Assistant News Editor The Kentucky Supreme Court ruled 5-2 today that Gov. Matt Bevin does not have the legal right to cut the budget of state universities. The court said Bevin did not have the authority to make the cuts because there was no budget shortfall in the final quarter of Read More
The staff editorial is the majority opinion of The Murray State News Editorial Board. A new semester at Murray State undoubtedly promises a few things to new freshmen and seasoned returners alike: inconvenient construction projects, a week-long spell of rain and a new parking tag. Oh, and a new catchphrase to purchase on T-shirts or Read More
Staff Report The Board of Regents authorized a tuition and mandatory fee increase of 4.5 percent for the next fiscal year in a special session this Friday. Dr. Davies, who worked closely in the creation of the new model, said the increase was in order for Murray State to compete with other regional universities and Read More
