On-time state budget deal only a ‘point of pride’ for one Dem

On-time state budget deal only a ‘point of pride’ for one Dem

Legislative budget writers are supposed to deliver a yearly spending plan to the governor by July 1 — at least that’s what it says on paper. In practice, lawmakers have routinely blown past that deadline year after year, handing a spending document to the chief executive well past the state of the new fiscal year, … Read more