Gov. Bobby Jindal Makes $248M in Budget Cuts
Baton Rouge, La.
Health care services and public colleges are bearing the brunt of cuts to close a $248 million midyear state deficit, under spending reductions made Tuesday by Gov. Bobby Jindal to rebalance the budget.
The Department of Health and Hospitals will lose $108 million and higher education will take an $84 million cut, to cover more than three-quarters of the gap in the $29 billion budget for the fiscal year that ends June 30.
"We've got to limit government spending so we can live within...
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