(AP) — The two panels charged with finding ways to trim government costs got their targets Wednesday from Gov. Bobby Jindal: a combined $948 million in budget cutting ideas. Jindal asked for $802 million in cost-cutting suggestions from the Commission on Streamlining Government, and he asked a similar higher education panel to find $146 million that could be shaved from public college spending.”Now is the time to drive the reforms needed to create a strong and sustainable state government that is accountable and effective. I am looking forward to your thoughtful and bold recommendations,” Jindal wrote to Sen. Jack Donahue, chairman of the streamlining commission.The state expects a shortfall of more than $900 million needed to continue its current services and meet inflationary costs in the 2010-11 fiscal year that begins in July 2010. 
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