Arizona Republic
Apr. 16, 2010
Higher-education leaders often feel as if their operations are the main targets of budget cutters in the Legislature.
Arizona's university system would take the greatest percentage cut of any state entity if the proposed 1-cent-per-dollar sales-tax hike fails.
University presidents say the ensuing $107 million cut, which represents 12 percent of their state funding, would be a significant blow because it would come on top of reductions over the past two years that totaled $200 mil...
Inside NAU
Apr. 7, 2010
A proposed temporary 1-cent sales tax increase will help Northern Arizona University weather an ongoing budget storm, but if Arizona voters turn it down, it could deal a devastating blow to both K-12 and the universities, NAU President John Haeger predicted Tuesday.
During a campuswide forum with faculty, staff and students at the High Country Conference Center, Haeger presented three projected university budget scenarios based on the outcome of the statewide sales tax vote. He urged th...
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