Barbour Wants to Merge State’s Black Universities
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In his budget proposal today to the Mississippi Legislature, Gov. Haley Barbour proposed consolidating Jackson State University, Alcorn State University and Mississippi Valley State University. He also wants to roll Mississippi University for Women into Mississippi State University. He also called for most state agencies to cut their budgets 12 percent.
See Barbour's Web site for his statement today on his new budget. Click here for a PDF of his budget proposal. A PDF of Barbour's letter to legislators is here.
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