BUDGET FOR STATE SCHOOLS DIE AMID ALABAMA SENATE STALLING TACTICS AS LEGISLATIVE SESSION ENDS
May 20, 2008
May 20, 2008
MONTGOMERY, Ala., May 20 -- Jacksonville State University issued the following news release:
The state Senate Monday night killed the education budget for next year, forcing a special session and likely at least temporary layoffs of thousands of teachers.
Senators couldn't agree whether to give public universities $25 million more than approved by the House of Representatives and the Senate Finance and Taxation-Education Committee. The disputed $25 million represen . . .
The state Senate Monday night killed the education budget for next year, forcing a special session and likely at least temporary layoffs of thousands of teachers.
Senators couldn't agree whether to give public universities $25 million more than approved by the House of Representatives and the Senate Finance and Taxation-Education Committee. The disputed $25 million represen . . .