[Vision2020] Ask Gov to VETO S1143: Budget Cuts

[Dale Courtney]

For the rest of you, who wonder how the Idaho state education budget could
contentiously be raised 83% for an 11% increase in student population, feel
free to let the governor know that a 1% cut "ain't nothin'".

Dale Courtney 
Moscow, Idaho

> -----Original Message-----
> From: vision2020-admin@moscow.com 
> [mailto:vision2020-admin@moscow.com] On Behalf Of Judy Brown
> Sent: Tuesday, 11 March, 2003 15:20
> To: vision2020@moscow.com
> Subject: [Vision2020] Ask Gov to VETO S1143: Budget Cuts
> Importance: High
> 
> 
> Visionaries,
> 
> If you are alarmed by the prospect of additional budget cuts 
> for public ed, higher ed and other state-funded programs, 
> please read on.  (If not, it's time to exercise the DELETE option!)
> 
> Below is a forwarded message from the nonprofit United Vision 
> for Idaho (my
> employer) urging people to call the Governor NOW and ask him 
> to VETO SB1143. This is the so-called 5-4-3-2-1 plan (1% cuts 
> for public ed, 2% for Health and Welfare, 3% for higher ed, 
> 4% for Corrections and 5% for everything
> else) that passed the Senate on Friday, the House yesterday 
> and is now headed for the Governor's desk.  Over the past 
> several months, the Governor has consistently said that all 
> the cutting that could prudently be done had already been 
> done.  Now it is time for him to follow through and veto 
> additional, damaging cuts.
> 
> By the way, the Governor made a number of forceful statements 
> post-election and in his State of the Budget address that he 
> opposed any further cuts for public ed, higher ed AND health 
> care.  Over the past week or two, the health care pledge 
> appears to have dropped off the radar screen.  I'm wondering 
> what is in store when the Health and Welfare budget comes 
> before JFAC....
> 
> Please do take a minute to call the Governor asap,
> 
> Judy Brown
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: United Vision for Idaho [mailto:uvipbaldwin@rmci.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2003 12:43 PM
> To: uvipbaldwin@rmci.net
> Subject: ALERT: Ask Gov to VETO S1143: Budget Cuts
> Importance: High
> 
> Dear Folks who care about Idaho:
> 
> Senate Bill 1143, the Appropriations bill that
>         cuts education and essential services
>         has passed both houses and is on the way to the governor.
> 
> It will make additional budget cuts for 2003:
>         Public Education by $9 million,
>         Higher Ed by $6.6 million,
>         Corrections by $500,000 and State Police by $300,000
>         (and more state agencies, DEQ, Water Quality, etc)
> 
> Please call Governor Kempthorne TODAY and ask him to
>         Please Veto S1143...
>         Idahoans cannot afford more budget cuts to essential services.
> 
> Thank you...UVI Staff
> 
> ALWAYS INCLUDE your NAME & ADDRESS-- when contacting any 
> public official
> 
> Idaho Governor Dirk Kempthorne
> PHONE: 334-2100
> FAX: 334-2175
> EMAIL: governor@gov.state.id.us
> mailto:governor@gov.state.id.us
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