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What would Perdue cut?

Gov. Beverly Perdue has proposed cutting 20 programs.

As part of her $21 billion budget, Perdue proposed eliminating funding for everything from an online cultural heritage program to the UNC Center for Alcohol Studies.

The biggest cut is closing two adult bed units at Broughton and Cherry state mental hospitals, which would save $6 million in recurring funds. The smallest is $17,194 for the History Bowl program.

Other major suggested cuts:

* The Support Our Students program in the N.C. Department of Juvenile Justice: $5.9 million.

* Basic support case services in vocational rehabilitation at the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services: $3.6 million.

* A Community Service Block Grant through the N.C. Community College System: $1.9 million.

* An apprenticeship program at the N.C. Department of Labor: $1.8 million.

* Eliminating a reserve for focus growth at the University of North Carolina system: $1.3 million.

Document(s):
perdue-cuts-2009.pdf

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Re: What would Perdue cut?

Submitted by ryanteaguebeckwith on March 18, 2009 - 1:09pm.

Sorry about that.

— RTB

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Re: What would Perdue cut?

Submitted by tangoz on March 18, 2009 - 11:54am.

If Perdue's budget is the biggest ever, then she is not doing her job as Governor. When OUR taxpayer funded Spendulous bill runs out in two years we will be in a hyper-inflation economic mess with still over $2 billion shortfall. This is class Democratic politicians putting off for someone else to fix down the road. Won't out grandchildren be mad at us when they get this bill?

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