​Va. governor cuts state employee hours to avoid health care costs
Washington Examiner
About 10,000 Virginia public employees are poised to see their hours cut back—including community college employees—as Gov. Bob McDonnell looks for ways around what he says are President Obama's costly health care reforms.

Some promising budget news for Mich. community colleges
Kalamazoo Gazette—MLive.com
Kalamazoo Valley Community College would receive $12 million from the state under Gov. Rick Snyder's proposed 2014 budget—an increase of $200,000 over this year.