USF, Alexander have 'productive' meeting on cuts - LINDSAY PETERSON, The Tampa Tribune

The ice broke between University of South Florida President Judy Genshaft and state Sen. JD Alexander on Monday afternoon, but it's still unclear how far Alexander will back away from plans to cut the USF and USF Polytechnic budgets. Both emerged from an hour-long meeting in the Capitol with restrained smiles. It was a "very productive discussion," Alexander said, but "we have some work to do." Neither Genshaft nor Alexander would provide any details on what they discussed, but it sounded as though the cuts will be less punishing than the ones proposed last week.