Great Advice Given to Gov. Jindal
Four former Louisiana governors appealed to Gov. Bobby Jindal to preserve higher education as much as possible. Gov. Jindal committed not to cut state appropriations by more than 10%. Higher education is currently bracing for a 15% cut to state appropriations amounting to $219 million, of which LSU’s share is $32 million. These figures exclude the mid-year budget cut and required costs not anticipated to be picked up by the government.
Gov. Jindal’s Press Conference on YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bx3K21UeH4&NR=1
Contact Gov. Jindal and ask he do all he can to protect higher education funding.
Posted: June 15th, 2009 under About FlagshipFriends.org, Making Progress.
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Comment from BayouMan
Time June 25, 2009 at 12:55 am
So much for great advice to the Governor. He signed HB1, and vetoed 563 items, including all the money from the Rainy Day Fund and anything linked to the Tax Relief Delay. So much for higher ed and healthcare. I guess the next time he has to go to the doctor, he better go to one in another state. http://www.legis.state.la.us/archive/09RS/veto/HB1v.pdf