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U of L hit with a $6.5 million cut

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By Kyeland Jackson —

On the heels of a departmental survey preparing for budget cuts, Governor Matt Bevin Thursday ordered an immediate 4.5 percent cut to higher education. By Friday afternoon Attorney General Andy Beshear declared that cut illegal.

The governor’s executive order means $6.5 million must be cut from the university within the next two months. The university responded to the cuts through an online statement.

“In response to the Governor’s Executive Order, UofL understands the critical issue facing the General Assembly is to implement a plan that resolves the pension shortfall.