The buzzsaw of negotiations among lawmakers, business leaders and college officials to winnow the state's university budget is now silent — with months to prepare final recommendations for a further slimming of the state's public university system expenses. But it's still up-in-the-air what, if any, cuts — ranging from staff positions at the South Dakota Board of Regents central office in Pierre to faculty of low-enrolling courses to even food service vendors — will be endorsed by a report to the governor and the Legislature, expected by year's end.
