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Fiscal Committee approves Police Standards equipment request after budget debate
Summary
The Fiscal Committee approved item 25-07-77, authorizing funds for New Hampshire Police Standards and Training to purchase simulation equipment, after senators pressed the agency to consider delaying nonessential purchases amid a projected state budget shortfall.
The Fiscal Committee voted to approve item 25-07-77, authorizing New Hampshire Police Standards and Training to proceed with a planned equipment purchase, after members expressed concern about the state's budget gap and asked the agency to consider deferring nonessential spending.
The approval came after senators questioned whether the department could move the purchase to the next fiscal cycle to ease pressure on the state's budget. Senator Gray said the governor's estimate projects an approximately $80 million deficit this year and noted the administration's actions that would require drawing from the rainy day fund. "I'm not going to vote against this but that's, you know,…
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