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News	Saturday, July 04, 2009

K-State, USD 383 face more state cuts

Staff and wire reports

Although affected local entities, closed in observance of the July 4 holiday, had few details and little reaction Friday, it appeared that they had taken another significant budget hit in the two percent spending reduction ordered by Gov. Mark Parkinson.

KSU officials declared Thursday afternoon they would have nothing to say about the cuts for the time being because of the holiday. System-wide, the Board of Regents institutions lost about $15 million through the Parkinson order, that on top of the $85 million the system had already been cut for fiscal 2010.

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