College budget crunch - The Ogden Standard

As Utah college students head back to their classrooms for the start of their 2010 studies, higher education officials are working behind the scenes to absorb state budget cuts that some privately describe as being "dumped in their laps" at the end of last year. The statewide cuts are part of Gov. Gary Herbert's plan, announced Dec. 11, to trim $700 million from the current and upcoming state budget. Higher education's portion of that budget plan was $19 million of red ink to be erased this year, and Northern Utah institutions are reporting layoffs, pay reductions and other cuts to make up the gap.