University to present lawmakers with alternative budget - Geoff Dornan, Nevada Appeal

Lawmakers agreed with system officials the governor’s proposed 35.9 percent funding cut — $843 million over the biennium — would devastate the university system. “Our hope is this body finds the ability to move our funding to a 2006 level, which also frees up badly needed Stimulus dollars and allows us to have a budget moving forward for two years that would allow us to avoid that situation,” said Executive Vice Chancellor Dan Klaich. He said the governor’s recommended 35.9 percent budget cut would cost the jobs of up to 2,200 people.