Proposed budget is necessary, shouldn’t last long
On Tuesday, lawmakers in Boise approved the 2011 fiscal year budget for
higher education. The four schools in Idaho under the budget —
including the University of Idaho — will receive $32.1 million less
next year than was allotted in 2010.
This was expected. During the current fiscal year, the state has held
back funds to practically every corner of the government, including UI.
Now the cuts are expected and cemented in the budget, with an estimated
$8 to $10 million for UI. Although UI might be able to handle the cuts
better since this year’s holdbacks made the university more frugal than
it would have been.