Post by Logan on Mar 3, 2016 6:59:14 GMT -6
JEFFERSON CITY • Columbia Rep. Caleb Rowden implored House members Tuesday to partially restore a cut to the University of Missouri System next year, saying it would not hit its intended target.
Rowden shares lawmakers' frustrations with the embattled system, but said "any cuts we make are designed not to hit students and low level staff, but they're going to hit those people first." Rowden is running for senate this year.
His argument largely fell on deaf ears. The Missouri House Budget Committee on Tuesday rejected Rowden's proposal for the 2017 budget year that begins July 1. It would have restored about half of the $7.7 million cut to the UM System administration -- which includes the board of curators and the president's office -- if the state reached Gov. Jay Nixon's revenue projections.
"I want to see the university show me" changes, Rep. Eric Burlison, R-Springfield said Tuesday. "I dont want to hear how they're going to make changes."
Read more: www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/um-system-cut-remains-in-budget-passed-by-house-committee/article_6f7662ea-cce0-5e40-b4e6-39b3bf56ca3c.html
Rowden shares lawmakers' frustrations with the embattled system, but said "any cuts we make are designed not to hit students and low level staff, but they're going to hit those people first." Rowden is running for senate this year.
His argument largely fell on deaf ears. The Missouri House Budget Committee on Tuesday rejected Rowden's proposal for the 2017 budget year that begins July 1. It would have restored about half of the $7.7 million cut to the UM System administration -- which includes the board of curators and the president's office -- if the state reached Gov. Jay Nixon's revenue projections.
"I want to see the university show me" changes, Rep. Eric Burlison, R-Springfield said Tuesday. "I dont want to hear how they're going to make changes."
Read more: www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/um-system-cut-remains-in-budget-passed-by-house-committee/article_6f7662ea-cce0-5e40-b4e6-39b3bf56ca3c.html