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Province reviewing library cuts made in budget

Apr 20, 2017 | 4:19 PM

The Saskatchewan government is reviewing its decision to cut library funding in the provincial budget.

The premier has tasked Education Minister Don Morgan with looking into “the library funding issue.”

As part of a number of measures to reduce the nearly $1.3 million deficit, money for regional libraries was cut by 58 per cent and Saskatoon and Regina libraries saw it’s funding scrapped.

Since the March 22, 2017 budget there have been a number of protests to the cuts including a “read-in” at MLA offices across the province.