re: Here is an easy $62.5 million to address the states shortfall.

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I'm sure there are issues with my "proposal", but if the state can't fund the number of campuses it has then the simple solution is to lower the number of campuses.

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What I'm saying is if it were that simple, it would have been done already. Not only are there costs associated with these moves that aren't being considered here, but these are also moves that would require action by the state congress and likely the voters in each of the districts affected.

Consolidating the higher ed systems makes sense. Consolidating campuses that are close to one another makes sense. But that costs money and takes years. The state is looking for a way out of a financial bind (mind you a bind that was not corrected by eight consecutive years of higher ed cuts) caused by the prior administration. They need something in the short term.

If it's not a tax hike for someone (*oilcompanies*), the cuts are going to have to come from somewhere else.