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Town Hall talks fall 2021guidelines, tuition and COLA

Emery Wainscott Contributing Writer ewainscott@murraystate.edu The annual University Town Hall took place virtually this year on Wednesday, April 14. President Bob Jackson outlined plans for the fall 2021 semester, detailed budget updates and how the Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) will affect Murray State employees. COVID-19 Restrictions Jackson said the administration is planning for the fall 2021 Read More

Beshear gives update on potential budget cut

Daniella Tebib News Editor dtebib@murraystate.edu During a media briefing on Nov. 4, Gov. Andy Beshear said the commonwealth is on track to balance the fiscal year 2021 budget without any cuts. “Today’s news means that critical areas, such as education, health care and public safety will not suffer from midyear cuts but will instead be Read More

University braces for potential budget cuts

Daniella Tebib News Editor dtebib@murraystate.edu President Bob Jackson sent an email on Sept. 9 informing all faculty and staff that the University is being asked to reduce the budget by eight percent, resulting in a $3.5 million cut from the current fiscal year 2020-21 budget. “State Budget Director John Hicks indicated a General Fund shortfall Read More

Board of Regents approve new freshman admission requirements and discuss preliminary enrollment numbers

Daniella Tebib News Editor dtebib@murraystate.edu The Board of Regents held a meeting on Friday, June 5, via Zoom to discuss several topics including new freshman admission requirements, preliminary enrollment numbers and the budget for fiscal year 2021.   New freshman admission requirements The board voted unanimously to make the new freshman admission requirements official. Incoming Read More

Board of Regents discusses housing and dining rates, the federal stimulus package and budget updates

Daniella Tebib News Editor dtebib@murraystate.edu The Board of Regents held a special meeting via Zoom on Friday, April 24, to discuss tuition, housing and dining rates, the federal stimulus package, the updated budget, enrollment efforts and state legislation. Tuition, Housing and Dining Rates Update The board unanimously approved the authorization of the tuition rates for Read More

Beshear prioritizes education in new budget

Emily Shepherd Contributing Writer eshepherd2@murraystate.edu Andy Beshear unveiled his budget to raise teacher salaries and reinstate the teacher loan forgiveness program and teacher’s scholarship program. The budget also covered topics such as children’s health care, Kentucky’s aging infrastructure, funding for teachers’ pensions and the increase of government workers’ salaries. The Kentucky Education Association is supportive Read More

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