Senate Republicans restore funds to Kentucky public universities in their budget proposal

By: McKenna Horsley

Outlets: Kentucky Lantern

Published: March 18, 2026

Words: 921

Last Updated: 2 days, 16 hours ago

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FRANKFORT — Senate Republicans reversed House cuts to higher education and slightly increased funding for Kentucky’s public universities and colleges in their version of the state budget proposal, but some lawmakers still have questions about universities’ spending habits.

The change is part of budget bills that came out of the Senate Appropriations and Revenue committee Wednesday morning, and passed unanimously out of the Republican-controlled chamber later that afternoon.

The Kentucky Council on Postsecondary …

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