Legislative education committee lobs pre-emptive strike against more budget cuts

A state committee on Friday sought to put the brakes on further cuts to education. The Legislative Education Planning Committee adopted a recommendation that the state not seek federal permission to cut public school and higher education funding below 2006 ...

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