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Jun. 04, 2008
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Chancellor wants talks about cuts

By BRENDAN RILEY
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

CARSON CITY -- The state's university system chancellor called Tuesday for talks with Gov. Jim Gibbons, warning that the prospect of deep budget cuts would be "devastating" for Nevada's K-12 and higher education systems.

Gibbons has told the heads of various Nevada government agencies to produce possible budget cut plans of up to 14 percent -- a level that could mean drastic steps such as program shutdowns or layoffs for some.

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    • The plans are due July 1 and will be reviewed by the governor to see what's acceptable in preparing his proposed budget for submission to the 2009 Legislature.

    Chancellor Jim Rogers wrote Gibbons to say that he and the superintendents of schools in Washoe and Clark counties, Nevada's largest K-12 systems, want to meet with the governor to discuss "new and better financial philosophies" for funding education.

    "You, as our governor, have the power to save education," Rogers said. "On the other hand, you have the power to prevent all of us from rescuing education if you really choose to sit on the sideline, doing nothing, while Nevada education dies of starvation."

    Gibbons spokesman Ben Kieckhefer said the governor would "be happy to sit down with education officials from across the state" once he has an accurate estimate on revenue projections going into the coming two-year budget cycle.

    Kieckhefer also said Gibbons is considering options to safeguard education, including Lt. Gov. Brian Krolicki's proposal to erase three-quarters of the state's projected revenue shortfall of nearly $1 billion in the current budget cycle by selling bonds that would be redeemed with payments Nevada now gets from the tobacco industry.

    If revenues continue to fall below expectations, state Budget Director Andrew Clinger has said the state would be faced with a two-year budget of about $7 billion starting in July 2009. That's barely higher -- by only about 3 percent -- than the current two-year budget.

    That compares with state spending that normally increases 15 to 20 percent from one budget cycle to another to keep up with various demands for services in a rapidly growing state.

    The "what-if" cuts would include nearly $189 million less for K-12 public schools. For higher education the figure is nearly $97 million.

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    CAS127 wrote on June 04, 2008 01:09 PM: "take a stick to both Rogers & Ruffles"

    Hmmm...time for permanent R&R for R&R.


    CAS127 wrote on June 04, 2008 01:08 PM: Tim,

    Rich blowhards (off their lithium) like "Jolly" Rogers are always the "forker" - never the "forked".

    Yep, the educational system is "starving" on its budgeted billions - at post-cut budget levels that will bring us back to the benighted, plague-infested years of...2003!


    two much tax Tom wrote on June 04, 2008 09:41 AM: Jim Rogers! Get rid of the the 40,000 illegal insurgents that are in our school system here in Clark County an there will be an extra 140 million dollars.


    tim wrote on June 04, 2008 08:07 AM: its the same old cry,its all for the kids.but if you dont give us more money we will make the kids suffer.no extracurricular activities,field trips,dances,etc.but forget about reigning in our bloated administration,perks and new buildings,it wont happen.hey jim your a millionair,fork some over if you think there is not enough,after all its for the kids,right?


    Cyndi wrote on June 04, 2008 08:01 AM: Let's see. UNLV just hired a womans basketball coach for a cool $300K+ who just happens to be a personal friend of the AD who hired her. The team can't sell 100 tickets to a game, so I guess it all comes out of Rogers "rescuing education" fund. At lesst the football team will only cost the taxpayers $2 million for that one (maybe) win against Utah State.

    Oh, by the way, Rogers is pushing for a major pay raise for administrators & staffers. That's gonna benefit the students?

    The education empire has so much money they can't find ways to waste it fast enough. The insiders profit, the lowly teachers & kids get royally screwed.
    Gibbons needs to take a stick to both Rogers & Ruffles. Get them off their pompous butts & do something, ... ANYTHING, for education for a change.


    tim wrote on June 04, 2008 07:53 AM: who does this clown think he is,there is no extra money.what part of that do those in education not get?it always comes down to the children,i.e.,we will cut extracurricular activities,field trips and anything for the kids,but we will never takes cuts ourselves or reign in bloated administration,thats how they roll.with them its always more,more,more for us,screw the kids.


    FS wrote on June 04, 2008 07:34 AM: Rogers is full of it. NSHE can spend $100 million on a new database system during this time of budget problems but they can't bring their budget into line to accommodate actual budgetary limits? That's laughable. Grow up Rogers!


    Greg wrote on June 04, 2008 07:31 AM: Hey Blowhard Jim. Shut the F up for once in your pompous life.


    William Bonzy wrote on June 04, 2008 06:08 AM: If Jim Roger's TV stations starting losing money, you can bet your bippy he would be in there cutting costs big time and laying people off to become profitable again. What part of budget cuts doesn't he comprehend when it comes to running our state and keeping our budget balanced?


    Bret wrote on June 04, 2008 04:19 AM: It seems that the Chancellor is wrong about CUTS. Worst case is that the Education system will get a 3% increase. Gee...I wish I was getting a 1% increase. How greedy our Education system is. The students are surely not getting it.