share: digg facebook twitter The overall two-year, compromise state budget proposal initially would have cut health-related institutions' formula funding by 10 percent and reduced special-item funding by 25 percent. The higher-education funding was added to HB 4 during budget negotiations, which span several measures besides the overall budget plan, HB 1. Negotiators are expected to consider formal approval of the overall budget measure Thursday, with a favorable vote sending HB 1 to the House and Senate for consideration this weekend.