June 29, 2007
Texas Governor Vetoes Money for Colleges
Gov. Rick Perry of Texas has vetoed $36-million in state spending on higher-education projects and $154-million for employee benefits at community colleges.
The money trimmed from community colleges amounted to half their appropriation for group insurance. The governor, a Republican, said state money should not be used for that purpose because local taxes and tuition supported the bulk of community-college operations, and the employees therefore were not technically state employees.
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