MSU braces for state budget cuts

Montana State University has decided to use more than half of this year's $2.5 million tuition windfall from record student enrollment as a buffer against expected state budget cuts. Tuesday's move reverses decisions made three months ago — before Waded Cruzado became the university's president — and reduces the chance of students facing program cuts and employees facing layoffs. It also means canceling more than $500,000 in one-time investments that top MSU administrators wanted to make in projects they thought could save money or make more money down the road. The university's budget committ...