Staff Report Gov. Matt Bevin will not appeal the decision of the Kentucky Supreme Court ruling that said he could not reduce funding from an already established fiscal year budget. “This was a bad decision for Kentucky and the ramifications from the attorney general’s political lawsuit could be significant,” said Amanda Stamper, Press Secretary in Read More
Story by Bailey Bohannan, Staff writer President Bob Davies announced at the University Hall meeting Thursday that there will be faculty and staff cuts, which will be addressed at the Board of Regents meeting May 13. Davies said he has told departments not to fill open positions because if other jobs are cut, he will Read More
Story by Ashley Traylor, Staff Writer The Kentucky Black Caucus of Local Elected Officials, KBC-LEO, gathered at Murray State this weekend for the 2016 Spring Summit to discuss important issues Kentucky is facing and give a legislative update, with a keynote speech from Kentucky Lt. Gov. Jenean Hampton and an education panel. The issues in Read More
Story by Mary Bradley, Editor-in-Chief and Bailey Bohannan, Staff writer Murray State will lose $11 million in state appropriation between this April and June 2018 if Gov. Matt Bevin’s proposed budget passes the state legislature. Bevin released the numbers during his budget speech in late January and proposed that after the $11 million in budget cuts, appropriations will Read More
Leaders from the Republican-controlled Kentucky Senate and Democratically controlled House reached a compromise on the biennial budget for the Commonwealth Monday night for the years 2014-2016. The final $20.3 million budget, if approved by Gov. Steve Beshear, restores funding to a number of universities’ construction projects removed in the Senate’s draft of the budget and Read More
Kentucky legislature agrees on biennial budget, universities still suffer cuts Leaders from the Republican-controlled Kentucky Senate and Democratically controlled House reached a compromise on the biennial budget for the Commonwealth Monday night for the years 2014-2016. The final $20.3 million budget, if approved by Gov. Steve Beshear, restores funding to a number of universities’ construction Read More
The Kentucky Senate chose to abolish the 2.5 percent cut to higher education as proposed by Gov. Steve Beshear in January. The Kentucky Senate passed its first draft of a two-year state budget with a vote of 53-46 Moore, making approximately $1.51 billion in cuts from the House’s budget proposed last week. Among the cuts Read More
In the midst of releasing potential University budget changes, Interim President Tim Miller assured students he does not want cuts to affect them. But increased parking tag prices, a new fee for Health Services and additional tuition for students taking an overloaded semester are a few of the preliminary recommendations that could hit students where Read More