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Senate Appropriations staff lay out FY26 budget spreadsheet; $60M of adjustments to resolve and many items still open
Summary
Committee staff walked senators through a line‑by‑line senate budget spreadsheet that reconciles governor and house positions, flagged open policy choices and items to move between base and one‑time funding, and identified an estimated budget gap of roughly $60 million that the committee must address.
Senate Appropriations staff spent significant time on April 11 reviewing the working FY26 budget spreadsheets, explaining how the senate column was populated from governor and house positions and flagging open items the committee must resolve.
What staff presented: staff said the senate column generally uses the higher of the governor or house positions unless committee conversations indicated otherwise. Staff noted color coding on the spreadsheets to indicate items that are open, changed or need additional review, and they walked through a series of departmental line items and program asks (law enforcement…
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