Mississippi governor spreads the pain in proposed budget cuts | clarionledger.com | The Clarion-Ledger

Will we see some of this higher education reforms in Michigan? Will there be university mergers or more coordination of programs and majors?

Mississippi governor spreads the pain in proposed budget cuts | clarionledger.com | The Clarion-Ledger: "He suggested performance-based funding for higher education and the consolidation of administrative services at all levels.

Barbour's budget would spend $20 million to consolidate back-room operations, including payroll, personnel and human resources, for the state's four smaller universities, with an eye toward total consolidation for all eight down the road.

But many of the big-ticket proposals Barbour outlined Monday in a news conference were a repeat of his efforts from last year.

The governor continued his call to cut the number of school districts by a third, close mental health hospitals and consolidate the three state historically black universities."