Story by Kayla Harrell, News Editor Kentucky Attorney General Andy Beshear says he will sue Gov. Matt Bevin in Franklin Circuit Court as early as Friday if the Republican governor does not rescind his immediate 4.5 percent budget cut to public colleges and universities. Beshear said the governor’s action was illegal and outside of his authority. Read More
Column by Robert Valentine, Senior lecturer of advertising There is much talk these days about running things like a business. Most of it is wrong. In Kentucky, the governor wants to run the state more like a business. Like any good businessman who finds himself in arrears, he has looked first at some of his biggest expense Read More
Story by Kayla Harrell, News Editor and Alicia Steele, Staff writer President Bob Davies is working against Gov. Matt Bevin’s proposed budget cuts while the Board of Regents leaves personal lobbying for Murray State in his hands. “We are basically leaving it up to the president,” said Harry Waterfield II, Board of Regents chairman, during last week’s quarterly meeting. Read More
Story by Mikayla Marshall, Staff writer Murray State and other universities around Kentucky panicked at the proposal to freeze tuition but will not have to worry because the bill did not pass. “The bill could not even get out of the senate committee,” said Rep. Rick Rand, D-Bedford. He said he opposed the bill from the beginning Read More
Story by Kayla Harrell, News Editor The Board of Regents discussed implemented plans for the proposed budget cuts, Murray State’s financial risks and athletic contract renewals during the quarterly meeting held Friday in the Jesse Stuart Room in Pogue Library. IMPLEMENTED PLANS Two task force teams, academic and support, have been formed to assist President Read More
Story by Kayla Harrell, News Editor FRANKFORT, Ky. – About 200 students from public universities across the state – more than half from Murray State – gathered in Frankfort Thursday to voice opposition against Gov. Matt Bevin’s proposed budget cuts. “The amount of people from Murray is really amazing,” said Tori Story, senior from Murray. “We had to Read More
