September 5, 2008

Nevada Governor Rebuts Chancellor on Budget Cuts

By PAUL FAIN

The pugnacious chancellor of the Nevada System of Higher Education, James E. Rogers, has for months waged a public campaign attacking the state's governor for his proposed budget cuts of up to 16 percent for the system. In August, Gov. James Gibbons fired back with an angry letter of his own, in which he singled out university salaries for criticism.

"The system of higher education currently employs 1,328 people who are paid $100,000 or more annually," Mr. Gibbons, a Republican, wrote,

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