Flagship Friends

http://www.legis.state.la.us/archive/09RS/veto/HB1v.pdf Gov. Jindal has signed HB1 (the 2009-2010 budget) with some specific line item vetos for some of the funding tied to reducing the budget cuts for higher education.

The next 48 hours will determine how much of LSU’s budget is restored. We need your help. An e-mail is good, but if you have a moment, call your legislators’ offices to let them know you are concerned about LSU. Yesterday, the Senate amended 2 bills to help higher education: HB 689 would put $118 million [...]

With less than 15 days remaining in the session, LSU still needs your help to restore its budget. No firm plan has been established to significantly minimize higher education’s budget cut. LSU is performing very well and we should support that progress. The Flagship University has a 61% graduation rate, conducts $140 million in research, and [...]

Per Baton Rouge Business Report Daily Report AM http://www.businessreport.com/archives/daily-report/2009/jun/03/1015/ The state Senate has approved postponement of a rollback of the Stelly tax plan, despite opposition from House members. Sen. Lydia Jackson, a Shreveport Democrat, says her bill would ease proposed budget cuts to higher education by generating $118 million. The bill would push back by [...]

We’ve made it very simple for you to contact your elected officials. All you have to do is click the link below and you can send a pre-written letter to your elected officials voicing your concern about the budget cuts proposed to your LSU. http://www.votervoice.net/Groups/TIGER/Advocacy/?IssueID=17560&SiteID=-1 For your review – the prewritten text is below. You [...]

LSU is asking for a 5% tuition increase during the Legislative Session. See how that compares to other flagship universities by clicking the comparison below. http://www.lsu.edu/externalaffairs/state/documents/ReportedFlagshipTuition2008-09.pdf

See how LSU compares in tuition to the other flagship university campuses and where some of this year’s Legislative efforts would put LSU in comparison http://www.lsu.edu/externalaffairs/state/documents/Tuition-FeeFactSheet.pdf Lets continue to tell our elected officials that LSU is already ‘doing more with less’ and putting any more financial strain on the student body for the same quality [...]

From the LSU External Affairs Website – http://www.lsu.edu/externalaffairs/state/session_updates.html Session Updates The Louisiana Legislature will begin its Regular Session on April 27, 2009. LSU faces $46.2 Million Cut 5/3/09 The LSU System told LSU to prepare for a cut to its state appropriations. The University had to make a mid-year recission of $10.3 million. The LSU [...]