Gov. directs more money to higher ed
Source: dailytidings.co Posted By: Scuplin K...5374 days ago
Gov. Ted Kulongoski gave the Oregon judicial and higher education departments some refuge from steep budget cuts Thursday when he issued two line-item vetoes.
The governor reversed two cuts to the higher education budget. First, he directed $13.4 million from the general funds budget to the department. That means he's sending more state funds their way than what the Legislature included in their budget.
Kulongoski also decided to give the department access to $21.9 million in funds that it....