Now is a critical time in this legislative budget process. Unless the legislature acts favorably upon the Governor's budget, some of these important higher education initiatives may not get funded. Please contact your legislator to express strong support for the Governor's plan to fund the UofL projects and higher education budget. Governor Announces Budget Proposal Governor Paul Patton submitted his biennium budget proposal to the General Assembly on January 25, 2000. The big question now is whether the General assembly will approve the Governor's tax reform plan which would generate sufficient revenue to pay for his budget proposal.
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The CPE will develop guidelines for the allocation of these funds. The state is facing a tight budget situation, so legislative approval of these budget recommendations cannot be taken for granted. Please feel free to write or call your legislator to express support for UofL s budget . Legislators addresses are listed on the LRC Website noted below.