LePage's $35.5 million cuts hit nearly every agency
In addition to the $2.5 million in cuts to the UMaine system, the Maine Community College System must cut $724,450 and Maine Maritime Academy must cut $113,000.
Senator Dawn Hill asked that representatives of the three institutions appear before the committee next week.
“I think it would be very good if we hear from those three entities,” she said. “(The cuts) are inconsistent with what we really need to do to educate Mainers.”
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