Governor should OK newest budget
Wednesday, June 18, 2003
Gov. Bob Holden should sign the revised budget bill agreed to on Tuesday by House and Senate negotiators. The new budget restores some of the earlier cuts but does so without a tax increase that Holden had advocated. The new agreement calls for eliminating 97 state employee positions and puts those savings into mental health and social services. It also offers additional protections for the poor, elderly and the disabled.