Education Budget Cut

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama's 131 school systems have been
informed that they will receive only 75 percent of their money from
the state allotted for payroll for November.
State schools Superintendent Joe Morton said the 75 percent
payments will be wired to the system's accounts on Friday. He said
Tuesday he hopes the systems will get the remainder of the November
payroll funds by the following Friday, Dec. 5.
This is the second month in a row that the state has been unable
to make its full payroll payment before the end of the month
because of slow income tax and sales tax receipts.
Morton said the problem was also caused by starting the current
fiscal year with almost no carry-over of funds.

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