Boulton: University cuts hurt students and Iowa economy - Des Moines Register

Iowans pride themselves on our state’s high-quality education, from preschool through college. That’s why SF 2117, a Senate Republican proposal that cuts about $52 million, is so worrisome. I voted against this funding cut, which was approved by the Senate Appropriations Committee on a party-line vote of 13-8. This cut includes $19.3 million from our three state universities ($8.7 million from the UI, $6.9 million from ISU and $3.7 million from UNI). Funding for the universities makes up only about 7 percent of the state budget, but they are facing a whopping 38.6 percent of all mid-year budget cuts proposed in SF 2117. This is on top of the nearly $30 million in cuts they’ve already been hit with in recent months. https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/2018/02/05/boulton-university-cuts-hurt-students-and-iowa-economy/308019002/