Missouri House Cuts University Budget Out of Anger

KMOV Website ^ | 4/5/2002 | AP Staff

[Clintons Are White Trash]

Jefferson City, Mo. (AP) -- State House members have cut the University of Missouri budget out of anger over actions by a Columbia campus television station, a St. Louis campus administrator and a Kansas City campus professor.

House members on Wednesday cut the University of Missouri's budget by $500,000 in protest of a policy at the Columbia campus television station prohibiting staffers from wearing patriotic symbols.

Representatives decreased the budget an additional $120,000 because some House members accused Betty Van Uum, the St. Louis campus' assistant to the chancellor, of campaigning while on the job.

They also removed $100,000 from the budget in hopes that school officials would fire Harris Mirkin, a Kansas City campus professor, because of his writings about pedophilia and homosexuality.

[Clintons Are White Trash]

Could it be there is actually hope out there?? The Missuori legislature is punishing the University of Missouri in Columbia financially for 3 different moral infractions...will wonders ever cease?

[galt-jw]

missery is a weird place-pro family but votes demo.

[dts32041]

And you can't carry concealed legally.

[sarasmom]

Sounds good, but keep following the money and see how soon it is reinstated.I admit to being jaded.

[MHT]

At last--some good deeds. Note that this is from the HOUSE side--which WILL go Republican the next time round.

If we could only get some fiscal sense knocked into the Republican-majority Senate! While the House busts its gut saving the state money, the Senate thinks it's ok to help supplement the construction of a new Cardinals' baseball stadium, helping line the pockets of its owners (whose average net worth is $40-million)--all while Missouri citizens die on unsafe roads across the state.

Finally, some Missourians are connecting the dots.....

[Intolerant in NJ]

Good for Missouri - the practical "show me" state - maybe the free ride for some of these thugs who live off of the people's taxes while spitting in their faces is about to come to a screeching halt......

[LarryLied]

Missouri House Cuts University Budget Out of Anger

Is AP sure the House was angry? Sound like hate to me. Wait a minute...how does a House get angry? Does the House vote to be angry? Is a simple majority enough? Or are there degrees? Is a 51% affirmative vote "slightly miffed", a 60% affirmative vote "angry" and a 75% yes vote "we're really, really PO'ed now"? Can they bundle emotions and vote to be both "disgusted and angry" in one bill?

[timestax]

GOOD, time to tach those DemocRAT Nazis a lesson!!

[Husker24]

This type of thing should be happening all over the country, tax dollars shouldnt be used to promote socialism.

[Lancey Howard]

My first thought when I read this article was, "Uh oh, what if someday the shoes are on the other feet. For example, what if in the future there is a Democrat-controlled House and they threaten to cut funding to the University unless the University requires all incoming freshmen to be instructed in the homosexual act of "fisting", or a requirement that all classes be taught in ebonics, or some other goofy Democrat thing?"

But then I realized (with a Homer "Doh" slap to the forehead) that Democrats have no leverage. Threaten to cut funding? For anything? Democrats? I don't think so, LOFL!!!

[Red Jones]

you are too intelligent LarryLied. You are right, it is ridiculous to presume anger was motivation, it shows bias of the press. Any time an elected official tries to have an impact on the university the effort is to be discredited. Thus, it was an angry outburst.

I'll never forget how in my state, arizona, about 15 years ago the legislature voted for cuts in rate of growth of university funding. Then, the 3 university presidents held a press conference and announced that they would defy the legislature's budget and spend the larger increase that was previously planned on. Then due to public pressure the legislature re-did their budget to satisfy the university presidents. As long as we let these academics screw things up in the university they will.