State Budget Passed in NY
by Mountain Lake PBS
Mountain Lake PBS— Legislative leaders pass a record 237-Billion-dollar state budget. Along with record spending for education and initiative to build new housing, the budget deal also gives the Governor the go-ahead to close up to 5 more State Prisons, which is a major concern for North Country Assemblyman Billy Jones and State Senator Dan Stec.
Vermilion Today—Future state budgets must set prioritie. Louisiana’s next Budget for the 2025-2026 year will be under much stress as it will lose significant Federal funding as well as the temporary .45 sales tax that will also expire. These future budget concerns are playing havoc in the legislative session underway as the Senate is grappling with the projected cost of the Universal School Choice program overwhelmingly passed by the House in HB 745 (LA GATOR program).
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