Rick Perry
Tell me this isn’t just politics
Texas refuses federal school funds But Perry said Texas “reserves the right to decide how we educate our children and not surrender that control to the federal bureaucracy.” Perry’s objections seem to center on the fact that the grant rules give preference to states that sign on to a push for national curriculum standards. Perry [...]
It was just a veto
After veto, governor proposes more money for community colleges Trying to quell unrest over his June veto of $154 million for health insurance for community college employees, Gov. Rick Perry is proposing a unique solution: More money. Lots of it. Maybe people are actually going to blame Perry for increases in local property taxes. [...]
Reprisals for Perry’s Community College Veto
I’m not sure what they think they will accomplish. MyWestTexas.com – Texas Democrats threaten retaliation for Perry’s veto Meeting today in Washington, the Texas Democratic Congressional Delegation is so perturbed about Gov. Rick Perry’s veto of $154 million in community college funding that it may consider reprisals, spokesmen said. The 12-member group sent an angry [...]
Wasteful spending in San Antonio, political investments in Midland
Perry’s reasoning for vetoing the San Antonio Life Sciences Institute (SALSI) makes even less sense after reading the Express-News editorial. MySA.com: Editorials The governor said he doesn’t want to create more top research institutions before a new commission on higher education and global competitiveness comes up with a plan for the most effective use of [...]
But he doesn’t forget his friends
Here’s a list of higher education projects vetoed by Perry as pork. The body count: Perry’s higher ed vetoes The body count: Perry’s higher ed vetoes Too bad he doesn’t give a reason for all the pork he leaves in. Perry signs budget, blasts higher education funding Perry reiterated his demand, aired in February, that [...]
A conspiracy of community colleges
2-year colleges: Veto on funds makes cuts likely | Dallas Morning News | News for Dallas, Texas | Texas Southwest However, the governor said that in their budget requests submitted last fall, community and junior colleges tried to pass off as state-paid employees a large number who are paid with locally generated funds. Mr. Perry [...]
The Perry legacy?
I guess health insurance for college employees is now considered pork. MySA.com: Metro | State Among Gov. Rick Perry’s flurry of vetoes last week, a $154 million cut in health insurance for community college faculty has stunned college leaders across the state and sent them scrambling to make up for the loss in already-tight budgets. [...]
This passes for leadership in Texas
Unbelievable. MySA.com: State Government Higher education cuts included a $6 million veto for a San Antonio Life Sciences Institute. The University of Texas at San Antonio and the University of Texas Health Science Center had jointly asked for it, saying it would stimulate growth of the city’s biomedical and biotechnology industries and spur commercialization of [...]
And this is going to be a fair process because?
MySA.com: Metro | State AUSTIN — A proposal touted by Gov. Rick Perry to boost university funding based on graduation rates is getting a new push from some leaders who worry he may veto a big swath of the higher education budget unless he gets some reforms he wants. And people complain about how unfair [...]
$2000 per teacher must be less than 0.4% to TRS
Welcome to TSTA: Governor To TRS: Cut the State’s Contribution The TRS Board this week received a number of reports regarding future funding requirements. Currently, the state is paying the constitutional minimum of 6% to TRS and employees are paying 6.4%. The Governor of Texas and the Legislative Budget Board told TRS to cut their [...]