BALTIMORE (AP) - Spending freezes are now in place at the majority of Maryland's public universities as they prepare for a projected $900 million state budget shortfall over two years.
The Daily Recordreports that more than half a dozen universities in the state confirmed Thursday that they have implemented various spending restrictions, including hiring freezes, salary freezes, travel restrictions, and delays of equipment purchases and facility renewal projects.
The freezes come after the University System of Maryland directed each of its 12 institutions to tighten their belts to prepare for a nearly $300 million state budget deficit for the current fiscal year and another projected $600 million in fiscal 2016.
The schools with freezes in place include Salisbury University, the University of Baltimore and the University of Maryland.
