Dunleavy struck a supposed "deal" with the University Board of Regents to, instead of cut $135 million from the budget in one year, cut $25 million the first year, another $25 million the second, and then $20 million the third, for a total of $70 million from there forward.
It wasn't really a deal so much as something analogous to a spousal abuser "offering" to beat their spouse less often. Of *course* the Board of Regents accepted. What choice did they have?
Dermot Cole has pointed out that since the Legislature, and not the governor, appropriates funds, it's not binding.
Anyway, in response, the Board of Regents reversed the declaration of financial exigency, in a vote of 10-0.
What this means for us is that some of the emergency rules regarding spending and hiring have been lifted.
2 comments:
Life is unpredictable in many ways. The longer one lives, the more changes one encounters.
One should always wish for the best but prepare for the worst. Regardless the outcome, one should also remember the 'lost horse story" that was in the text book in my elementary school years.
Thanks, mdr!
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