More state spending cuts are on the way, Gov. Mark Parkinson announced Thursday, and those cuts will further affect education aid in Kansas.
Parkinson announced an additional $160 million in cuts to keep ahead of mounting budget shortfalls. Tax collections for the just-ended fiscal year fell $126 million short of expectations.
The latest round of cuts will result in about $650,000 less for Emporia State University, according to president Michael Lane, who said the school has been expecting the cuts and has been preparing for how to deal with them.
“We were expecting something, so we’ve been planning for it, but I can’t tell you exactly what the result will be,” Lane said. “We just learned about it (Thursday) morning.”
Lane said so far the cuts shouldn’t result in layoffs or furloughs for ESU employees, at least at this point.
“Obviously we’ll continue to cut costs where we can and continue to leave positions vacant that are already vacant,” he said. “That’s the only way we can save significant money.”
Steve_Corbin (anonymous) says...
How about the headline:
LESS MONEY MEANS CUTS FOR ME AND YOU?
July 2, 2009 at 7:13 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
oh4theluvof (anonymous) says...
Sorry, Steve, it's ESU's town...we're just living in it.
July 2, 2009 at 7:26 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
railroadhorn (anonymous) says...
The local SRS office is notifying people this week on general assistance and food stamps that their awards will be reduced. One person's GA went from $180 to $100. The cuts take effect in August.
July 2, 2009 at 7:28 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
seriouslyfolks (anonymous) says...
Oh I thought railroadhorn was talking about people on welfare getting awards. I'm glad to hear that it's Generals getting the awards since they serve their country. I do hope the enlisted people get some of this award money. If they have to make cuts it's good to start at the Generals and work their way down from there. In this economy the soldiers need those awards.
July 2, 2009 at 9:11 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )