FRANKFORT, Ky. (WKYT) – Kentucky’s public university leaders are raising concerns about the proposed state budget that cleared the House, saying it would cut funding for postsecondary education over the next two years.
The budget includes increases for K-12 education, but university presidents say higher education would see reductions.
Projected cuts
Aaron Thompson, president of the Council on Postsecondary Education, said the cuts would total $42 million in the first year and nearly $74 million in the second year — a roughly 4 percent reduction in year one.
“For every dollar the General Assembly gives us we give back 22 dollars,” Thompson said…