tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329279.post4190238335260561465..comments2023-08-25T05:18:29.312-06:00Comments on Madville Times: SD Budget Cuts: Yeas and Nayscaheidelbergerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03261598066395322681noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329279.post-13280268527012127882009-01-23T13:57:00.000-07:002009-01-23T13:57:00.000-07:00school for the deaf has 30 students in house and s...school for the deaf has 30 students in house and serves 388 through outreach. It makes fiscal sense to support the outreach aspect. Any other state supported K-12 high school would be hard pressed to receive funding for 30 students. It's the only school in the state, but there are schools for the deaf in Minnesota and Iowa.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329279.post-35222436708317901392009-01-23T12:01:00.000-07:002009-01-23T12:01:00.000-07:00With all the federal programs to ensure that publi...With all the federal programs to ensure that public schools provide equal educational opportunities for all students regardless of physical challenge, are separate, sparsely-populated facilities for blind and deaf students simply redunancies we can do without?Jackrabit1https://www.blogger.com/profile/15819146935849889760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329279.post-51075289760469226352009-01-23T06:58:00.000-07:002009-01-23T06:58:00.000-07:00IF the legislature had a collective pair the gover...IF the legislature had a collective pair the governor's budget would be DOA.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329279.post-45798457521744494712009-01-23T06:56:00.000-07:002009-01-23T06:56:00.000-07:00The Governor has not cut deep enough in employee l...The Governor has not cut deep enough in employee layoffs. Each department should cut their expenses by no less than 3%, which would mean layoffs and removal of programs. Sometimes it can be as simple as reducing travel, printing, office supplies and things like new furniture or freezing new programs to reach a 3% reduction. He also has hundreds of millions in reserve accounts to tap from federal tobacco settlement money to the sale of the state's cement plant and many others like sale of the railroad fund. While those funds are down right now due to investment, they are substantial and that's why we have "reserves" for a rainy day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329279.post-15088202775388704472009-01-23T06:42:00.000-07:002009-01-23T06:42:00.000-07:00Can teachers still retire and then go back to teac...Can teachers still retire and then go back to teaching parttime and essentially double dip at the state trough? That would be one item that could be cut if it is still going on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com