Layoffs, furloughs and hiring freezes at Kentucky’s universities - LINDA BLACKFORD, Herald-Leader

Eastern Kentucky University just enacted a hiring freeze. Kentucky’s community college system has started laying off workers. Morehead State University put all its employees on an unpaid furlough. All over the state, public universities have started what’s become a biennial rite of belt-tightening in the face of state budget cuts and increased fixed costs for pensions and health insurance. http://www.kentucky.com/news/local/education/article74496917.html