$32.1B Senate budget cuts teacher pay 3%, raises tuition up to 16%

A $32.1 billion state budget proposal outlined by Senate Democratic and Republican negotiators Tuesday evening includes reforms that some lawmakers in each party have sought for years.

Sacred cows are among the targets of an estimated $4.8 billion in cuts. They include a 3 percent pay cut for public school teachers, early release of state prison inmates and closure of two state facilities for the developmentally disabled.