Budget adjustment package approved
Lawmakers passed three measures April 1 containing the Appropriations Committee’s mid-biennium budget adjustments and payment authorization for claims against the state.
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Appropriations
Budget adjustment bill clears second round without private scholarship, extended child care funding
Lawmakers succeeded March 26 in their third attempt to move the main budget adjustment proposal to the final round of debate after removing funding for private school scholarships and expanded eligibility for the state’s Child Care Subsidy program for low-income families.
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Main budget adjustment bill stalls after second failed cloture vote
Lawmakers fell short March 25 in their second attempt to move the main budget adjustment proposal to the final round of debate.
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Main budget adjustment bill stalls after failed cloture vote, fund transfer measure advanced
After a failed cloture vote on the main budget adjustment bill, lawmakers advanced two other components of the Appropriations Committee’s mid-biennium budget adjustment package March 19.
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Attempt to raise constitutional officers’ salaries stalls, ‘shell’ bill advanced
An effort to use an Appropriations Committee shell bill as a vehicle to increase salaries for various constitutional officers fell short March 17, but lawmakers advanced the underlying bill to keep the proposal alive in case a compromise can be found.
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Fund transfer bill advances after cloture, budget gap remains
Lawmakers advanced the second bill in the state budget package March 11 after a successful cloture vote, leaving an approximately $125 million budget gap to be addressed on the next round of debate.
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Main budget adjustment bill advances after cloture, more cuts to come
After two days of debate, senators advanced the first of two budget adjustment bills March 10 following a successful cloture vote.
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Budget debate begins, attempt to nix private school scholarship ‘bridge’ funds falls short
Lawmakers began debate March 9 on the first of two bills comprising the Appropriations Committee’s mid-biennium budget adjustment package.
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Changes sought to Medicaid long-term care program
The Appropriations Committee heard testimony Feb. 9 on a measure that seeks to provide greater funding flexibility for Medicaid beneficiaries who choose to transition from institutional long-term care settings to alternative home and community-based settings.
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State budget adjustments offered
Mid-biennium adjustments to the state’s budget were considered by the Appropriations Committee Feb. 2. The state budget is structured on a two-year basis, with the budget passed in odd-numbered years and adjustments made during legislative sessions held in even-numbered years.
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Session Review: Appropriations
Lawmakers approved the state’s two-year $11 billion budget package this session. The package closed a more than $600 million projected shortfall and represents a 1% increase in state expenditures over the next two fiscal years.
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Line-item vetoes delivered, returned to governor
Gov. Jim Pillen sent a message dated May 21 to lawmakers announcing a handful of vetoes to line-items contained in two components of the state budget package passed last week.
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State budget package approved
Lawmakers gave final approval May 15 to six components of the state’s $11 billion, two-year budget package.
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State budget advanced with additional cuts, other adjustments
Following discussion of several proposed changes, lawmakers gave second-round approval May 12 to the state’s $10.8 billion budget package.
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State budget package clears first round, further adjustments ahead
Lawmakers gave first-round approval this week to six components of the state’s roughly $10.8 billion budget package.
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