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Sunday, June 15, 2008

FSU plans for lost revenue, Tallahassee Democrat

By Stephen D. Price
June 11, 2008

Florida State University will unveil its strategy to grapple with $32 million in lost state revenue at its Board of Trustees meeting Friday.

Officials say they've been working on a budget-slashing plan for some time.

"Recognizing the revenue crisis that was looming in the state, the FSU administration, trustees and Faculty Senate Steering Committee began to look at options a year and a half ago to soften the inevitable financial blow," said FSU president T.K. Wetherell in a statement.

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