...State Rep. Page Cortez voiced his budget concerns in Baton Rouge following the Governor's budget presentation, saying "we're destroying higher [education].”
Cortez says while the plan would use $3.6 billion in federal stimulus money to ease the financial pain, those funds dry up two years which would leave educators with a bigger hole down the road.
"I think from an economic development stand point we start sending our best and brightest to other states to get an education than we've lost that industry," said Cortez.
For now, the cuts are just proposals, still in need of approval from the legislature.
- WWL-TV.com 3/16/09 (Full Story)
Monday, March 16, 2009
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FYI- Page Cortez represents Lafayette (ULL system). Where is Hunter Greene on this one? He represents Baton Rouge. Surely, he would come out in favor of "saving higher education" by calling out Jindal, right? I mean, Cortez is a Republican, too. Well, Greene is chairman of the House Ways & Means Committee and he hasn't come out against Jindal. Maybe he knows it's not financially feasible? Thoughts?
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