Gov. Defends Lambuth Plan -- Puts 4-Year State School in Jackson
The Commercial Appeal (2007-Current) › May 06, 2011
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NASHVILLE - Gov. Bill Haslam on Thursday defended his plan to spend $11 million over the next four years subsidizing the acquisition of Lambuth University's campus in Jackson as a new branch of the University of Memphis.
The plan, unveiled to the Tennessee legislature Tuesday as part of the governor's budget proposal, drew questions from some lawmakers who cited the state's decreasing taxpayer appropriations for its colleges and universities over the last four years, plus construction and maintenance needs at existing campuses that have been deferred for years.See the full content of this document
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Gov. Defends Lambuth Plan -- Puts 4-Year State School in Jackson
But the governor, addressing the issue Thursday for the first time publicly, said that if the plan goes ...
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