Higher ed budget is lowest since 2000

Here’s a link to my full story at spokesman.com on the Senate’s fiery debate and party-line vote today in favor of a higher ed budget for next year that sets state funding at its lowest level since 2000. Senators also approved a bare-bones budget for Idaho’s community colleges today; none of the community colleges’ requests for increased funding, including those to cover enrollment increases, were granted. Both budget bills now move to the House.