Budget trade-offs spare Florida universities for now
Filed under State of Florida Budget News Headlines on May 6, 2009
Florida’s public universities dodged deep cuts in the state budget package coming up for a vote this week, but will still have to consider slashing their spending over the next two years, university officials say.
That’s because state lawmakers reduced direct state funding by $207 million and filled most of the gap with $159 million in federal economic stimulus money that will go away in two years. Continue reading…
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