The Murray State News

Gov. Bevin will not appeal decision on university funding cuts

October 14, 2016

Staff Report Gov. Matt Bevin will not appeal the decision of the Kentucky Supreme Court ruling that said he could not reduce funding from an already...

Davies announces position cuts, tuition increases

April 28, 2016

Story by Bailey Bohannan, Staff writer President Bob Davies announced at the University Hall meeting Thursday that there will be faculty and staff cuts,...

Murray State hosts Kentucky Black Caucus’ 2016 Spring Summit

April 11, 2016

Story by Ashley Traylor, Staff Writer The Kentucky Black Caucus of Local Elected Officials, KBC-LEO, gathered at Murray State this weekend for the...

Threat of cuts forcing change

February 11, 2016

Story by Mary Bradley, Editor-in-Chief and Bailey Bohannan, Staff writer Murray State will lose $11 million in state appropriation between this April...

University will see 1.5 percent budget cut instead of planned 2.5

April 4, 2014

Leaders from the Republican-controlled Kentucky Senate and Democratically controlled House reached a compromise on the biennial budget for the Commonwealth...

Kentucky legislature agrees on biennial budget, universities still suffer cuts

April 1, 2014

Kentucky legislature agrees on biennial budget, universities still suffer cuts Leaders from the Republican-controlled Kentucky Senate and Democratically...

Colleges see potential cuts from Senate budget plan

March 28, 2014

The Kentucky Senate chose to abolish the 2.5 percent cut to higher education as proposed by Gov. Steve Beshear in January. The Kentucky Senate passed...

MAKING THE CUT

November 22, 2013

In the midst of releasing potential University budget changes, Interim President Tim Miller assured students he does not want cuts to affect them. But...