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Appropriations committee says $7 million must be cut from FY26 budget; aims for balanced draft by tomorrow
Summary
Committee members discussed cutting $7,000,000 from the fiscal year 2026 budget, dividing presentation responsibilities, and a schedule that calls for a straw vote Tuesday, floor presentation Thursday and finance on Friday.
Speaker 1, an Appropriations Committee member, told colleagues at the April 17 meeting that the committee must cut $7,000,000 from the fiscal year 2026 budget and that he would try to prepare a balanced draft by the next day. “We still have $7,000,000 to cut,” Speaker 1 said.
The committee discussed how to present the budget on the floor and the sequence for approval. Speaker 1 outlined a timeline: produce a balanced draft by tomorrow, hold a straw vote Tuesday, then present on the floor…
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