Monday, January 2, 2012

UW-L Faces Budget Cuts - Kristen Barbaresi, WXOW

Governor Walker's budget-reduction plan means the University of La Crosse will need to cut about $1.9 million over the next six months. But Chancellor Joe Gow says tuition won't increase because of these cuts, and jobs are safe, for now. "We were very fortunate that we didn't have to make any layoffs as a result of these cuts," Gow said. "But the thing that deeply concerns us is the picture for the 2013-2015 budget which we'll soon be looking at. And boy, that's gonna be tough." Chancellor Gow said they did expect more budget cuts and have some money in reserve. But now they'll have to put off some projects and purchases for the rest of the fiscal year.