Governor: Educational funding proposals may be difficult to implement

The governor responded to a legislative panel's recommendation to increase funding for scool transportation costs and helping shoulder more of teachers' health insurance premiums by saying that such funding increases may be difficult with the current economic situation. The main problem with the recommendation is the lack of confidence that transportation costs and teachers' health insurance will be treated as part of the definition of "adequacy" (and with good reason, per the Lake View IV opinion).

Here are yesterday's articles on the legislative recommendation:
Arkansas News Bureau
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette