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La. Senate Budget Plan Saves Higher Ed, TOPS From Cuts

Red River Radio | By Chuck Smith
Published June 2, 2017 at 10:30 AM EDT
SAVING TOPS TUITION FROM FURTHER CUTS?
Courtesy: LOSFA Website
SAVING TOPS TUITION FROM FURTHER CUTS?
SAVING TOPS TUITION FROM FURTHER CUTS?
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Courtesy: LOSFA Website
SAVING TOPS TUITION FROM FURTHER CUTS?

SAVING HIGHER ED, TOPS TUITION?: With the Louisiana Legislative session coming to a close on June 8th, Governor John Bel Edwards plans to call a Special Session to deal with budget issues IF legislators fail to make progress on dealing with the upcoming fiscal cliff next year.  The House has revealed their budget plan.   In response,  the Senate Finance Committee has adopted a proposed budget to avoid cuts to higher education and funding the popular TOPS tuition program and more.   Senate Finance Chairman Eric LaFleur unveiled his committee’s proposed changes in response to the House’s budget bill.

LA. SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE - Members confer during recent budget hearing on Senate plan in response to House budget bill.
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LA. SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE - Members confer during recent budget hearing on Senate plan in response to House budget bill.

the Senate Finance Committee has adopted a proposed budget to avoid cuts to higher education and funding the popular TOPS tuition program and more.

  

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Chuck Smith
Chuck Smith brings more than 30 years' experience to Red River Radio having started out as a radio news reporter and moving into television journalism as a newsmagazine producer / host, talk-show moderator, programming director and managing producer and news director / anchor for commercial, public broadcasting and educational television. He has more recently worked in advertising, marketing and public relations as a writer, video producer and media consultant. In pursuit of higher learning, Chuck studied Mass Communications at Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia and motion picture / television production at the University of California at Los Angeles. He has also taught writing for television at York Technical College in Rock Hill, South Carolina and video / film production at Centenary College of Louisiana, Shreveport.
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