Saturday, July 25, 2009

Gov. Riley Announces More Cuts To Education Budget - Alabama Education Bob Riley Proration - WKRG.com

Gov. Riley Announces More Cuts To Education Budget - Alabama Education Bob Riley Proration - WKRG.com: "MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Gov. Bob Riley has increased cutbacks in
the state education budget because of declining tax collections.

Riley had declared 9 percent proration in December. But he increased it 2 percentage points to 11 percent on Friday.

Proration is the process of cutting appropriations when revenues fall short of projections"