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Now's the time to fix shortfalls in the state budget

| January 28, 2016 12:45 PM

The 60-day special session is in full swing, and legislators are working to fine-tune the two-year state budget they approved last June. The refining comes in the form of a “supplemental budget,” which is meant to fix errors and oversights in the underlying state budget or to respond to pressing needs. Filling budget shortfalls for community and technical colleges and the nearly 386,000 students they collectively serve should be a priority.

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