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The Haves and the Have Nots: The financial divide between state athletic departments

September 20, 2018

Story by Blake Sandlin Sports Editor [email protected] When Kentucky’s General Assembly passed a biennial budget in early April, most...

Budget cuts rock universities near and far

Budget cuts rock universities near and far

April 26, 2018

Elizabeth Erwin News Editor [email protected] With the state budget approved for the upcoming academic year, universities across Kentucky are...

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Students from Kentucky universities defend higher education

February 14, 2017

Story by Ashley Traylor, Staff writer  In light of budget cuts to higher education, students from nine universities took a stand against Gov. Matt...

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Show me the money

September 27, 2016

The staff editorial is the majority opinion of The Murray State News Editorial Board. [The camera cuts to GOV. MATT BEVIN, a mask pulled from his...

Gov. Matt Bevin’s budget cuts ruled illegal by Kentucky Supreme Court

September 22, 2016

Story by Alicia Steele, Assistant News Editor The Kentucky Supreme Court ruled 5-2 today that Gov. Matt Bevin does not have the legal right to cut the...

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Opportunity questioned

August 23, 2016

The staff editorial is the majority opinion of The Murray State News Editorial Board. A new semester at Murray State undoubtedly promises a few things...

Board of Regents approves tuition model

Board of Regents approves tuition model

May 13, 2016

Staff Report The Board of Regents authorized a tuition and mandatory fee increase of 4.5 percent for the next fiscal year in a special session this...

Budget Cuts

Budget Cuts

April 29, 2016

Beshear

Bevin to be sued if cuts not rescinded

April 7, 2016

Story by Kayla Harrell, News Editor Kentucky Attorney General Andy Beshear says he will sue Gov. Matt Bevin in Franklin Circuit Court as early...

Robert Valentine
Senior lecturer
of advertising

There’s no business like…

April 7, 2016

Column by Robert Valentine, Senior lecturer of advertising There is much talk these days about running things like a business. Most of it is wrong.  ...

Regents leave lobbying to university, Davies

Regents leave lobbying to university, Davies

March 3, 2016

Story by Kayla Harrell, News Editor and Alicia Steele, Staff writer President Bob Davies is working against Gov. Matt Bevin’s proposed budget...

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