spending cuts

The University of Michigan will re-examine capital projects, ask departments to voluntarily rein in spending on travel, conferences, and consultants, and require new staff and faculty hires to be approved by the U of M President or his executive vice presidents to "buffer against negative, long-term impacts" of what are likely many orders for federal funding cuts ahead.

Michigan is one of only a handful of states that spends more on prisons than it does on higher education. This is a disgrace, and isn’t doing very much…

We are now just a few days into the state’s new fiscal year. State Budget Director, John Nixon gives us an update on the state of Michigan’s…