Although the state budget has cleared one hurdle, it still has another to go through.
The Kentucky House of Representatives passed a budget with lower cuts to higher education than previous years.
But Sen. Mike Reynolds, D-Bowling Green, said the Senate plans to make its budget proposal different from the House’s proposal.
Once the Senate finishes its budget, [...]

Western administrators will likely know the extent of state budget cuts for higher education after spring break.
Kentucky’s House of Representatives hopes to pass a budget by the end of next week, said Brian Wilkerson, communications director for House Speaker Greg Stumbo, D-Prestonburg.
The budget will include cuts to higher education, but the House budget committee is [...]

Americans are reportedly losing confidence in the way colleges are managed, but some Western administrators and students say they don’t think that’s happening here.
A recent national survey found an increasing number of people believe colleges are more concerned with their financial well-being than the educational quality of students, the Chronicle of Higher Education reported.
The [...]

As leaders in Kentucky’s House of Representatives continue to hammer out details of their budget proposal, they’re looking for ways to minimize higher education cuts.
Last week, House leaders announced their plan would likely include a budget cut of 2 percent for Kentucky’s public universities, but now they’re hoping to lessen that amount, said Rep. Rick [...]