Rep. Denny Merideth, D-Caruthersville, proposed an additional 1 percent cut which the committee defeated. Members said their intent is to send the budget bills to the full House by the end of the week.
During Monday's hearing Rep. Denny Merideth, D-Caruthersville, offered an ammendment that would have dealt four year institutions an additional 1 percent budget cut. The committee defeated the ammendment, but Merideth said part of his intent was to highlight a couple of issues. First, he said that by his calculations only 37 percent of four-year institution funding comes from state general revenue. As a result, the proposed cuts wouldn't translate into a 10 percent reduction in each in..