Marshall prepares for 7.5 percent budget cut from state - TAYLOR STUCK, The Parthenon

All eyes were on Charleston Wednesday night as Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin delivered his State of the State address. Tomblin presented his proposed budget for the 2014 fiscal year, which included a 7.5 percent cut to state agencies and programs. “These reductions are not easy, but they are important for future generations,” Tomblin said. Programs such as the Promise Scholarship, public education and mine safety programs were exempt from the cut and no new taxes were in the proposed budget. However, public higher education was not exempt. Marshall University had already begun preparing for the potential 7.5 percent cut to the school’s budget, according to Chief of Staff Matt Turner. http://www.marshallparthenon.com/marshall-prepares-for-7-5-percent-budget-cut-from-state-1.2810406