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Legislative leaders discuss bonding, budget as May 19 session deadline nears
Summary
Legislative leaders met with the governor to discuss bonding targets and budget trade-offs, citing a $700 million state debt capacity estimate from MMB and a need to address a budget deficit before an anticipated May 19 end to the session. An ethics inquiry involving Senator Champion is also under review, officials said.
Speaker 1, Legislator (unnamed in transcript), said the group met with the governor to begin laying groundwork on a bonding package and to align leadership ahead of the end of the legislative session: "Well, we had an opportunity to meet with the governor again today. Today, we discussed bonding a little bit and trying to get our leads on the same page on that. ... So we are getting close to the end of session here."
The conversation, Speaker 2, Legislator (unnamed in transcript), said, reflected competing targets from the House, Senate and the governor and left detailed decisions to the committee chairs: "You saw house targets, you saw senate targets, and then, of course, the governor. ... As we come together and try to wrap up this work, obviously, tomorrow is the third deadline, and then we are on Easter Passover break."
Why it matters: bonding authorizations finance capital projects such as drinking water,…
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