A short article by our capital bureau reporter Mike Hasten on our website talked about the state's Revenue Estimating Conference has said that state revenues will be down $319 million.
That means the governor will order some cuts before the end of the fiscal year ending June 30.
That also means, health care and higher education, the two institutions not protected by the state's constitution will be hit again.
Higher education had a mid year cut in December. Now with a little more than two months left in the fiscal year, school will be scrambling to cut.
So far, I've heard LSUS' plan to cut the rest of its budget by $841,312. This year, the school has been cut by $1.9 million.
I'll call BPCC and SUSLA to see what their plans are for the cuts. Although the governor has not pulled the trigger on the cuts, the indication is that, with the more than $300 million less revenue, he may.
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