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Updated: 6:49 PM Mar 10, 2010
NEW INFO: Kentucky House Passes Budget with Education Cuts
The Kentucky House has approved a proposed $17.5 billion two-year state budget that would cut education funding and trim the prison population by releasing nonviolent criminals on parole.
Posted: 9:50 PM Mar 9, 2010Reporter: Associated Press Email Address: news@wsaz.com |
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UPDATE at 6:30pm Wednesday
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) -- The Kentucky House has approved a proposed $17.5 billion two-year state budget that would cut education funding and trim the prison population by releasing nonviolent criminals on parole.
The spending plan passed Wednesday evening on a vote of 65-33.
The proposed budget includes about $1.3 billion in general fund bonding for construction projects aimed at creating thousands of jobs at a time of high unemployment.
State employees would go without pay raises, and the plan would revise state health insurance offerings at a projected savings of $150 million in the two years.
ORIGINAL STORY
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) -- A Kentucky House committee has approved a proposed $17.5 billion state budget for the next two years that includes cuts to higher education.
It seeks more savings by speeding up parole for some nonviolent criminals.
The measure cleared the House Appropriations and Revenue Committee by a wide margin Tuesday night. The bill now heads to the full House for a possible floor vote on Wednesday.
The proposal includes about $1.3 billion in general fund bonding for a flurry of construction projects aimed at creating thousands of jobs at a time of high unemployment.
Public universities and colleges would receive a 1½ percent spending cut in the first year of the next budget cycle and a 1 percent cut in the second year.
The proposal calls for reducing two instructional days in public school districts.
Latest Comments
Why dont they quite running school busses, seem everyone is taking kids to and from school. What about the lotto, money was to be used for education. Also whats happening with the money they are recieving from the recent increase in cigaretts and alcohol?
Cutting instrucational days will help save teaching jobs. It will save the state money and while other states such at Illnois and Michigan are cutting teaching jobs by the thousands, Kentucky will be able to save these jobs. Yes, there will be less in a paycheck for teachers, rather that than no job at all!
what to go Kentucky you fight over a stupid rock and spend thousands of dollars and then cut the most important thing we need! Im reluctant to let any one know im from Kentucky any more
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