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Naifeh: Legislature will back 9% cut
Head of Georgia lottery will speak to legislature
Colleges asked to cut $100M from budgets

State Finance Commissioner Dave Goetz asked higher education leaders yesterday to cut 2.5% to 5% from their current budgets and to plan on 8.8% cuts for the fiscal year that starts July 1.
 
James W. Guthrie: An inefficient system is failing our state
Editorial 02/15: Students must earn lottery scholarships

Links: TN state budget history, information, etc.