HIgher ed finance and the upcoming gubernatorial elections

Citing the most recent (2009) "State Higher Education Finance" report, Inside Higher Ed  ( Aug. 5) provides an overview of economic projections and the issues that face higher ed financially in the next few years. They also review some of the promises made by gubernatorial candidates about protecting higher ed even though jobs--not education--is the major election issue right now. Nevada is mentioned briefly as focusing on eliminating duplicate programs.