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Senate appropriations chair lays out budget adjustment, boosts flood grants and preserves $17M for nursing homes
Summary
The Senate appropriations chair presented a budget adjustment (BAA) that incorporates a $29 million revenue update, preserves $17 million for nursing‑home relief, raises flood‑recovery grants to $12.5 million and signals amendments on emergency housing ahead of third reading.
The chair of the Senate appropriations committee outlined a budget adjustment (BAA) on the floor Wednesday that reconciles mid‑year spending against updated revenue and spending data and sets priorities for county and municipal flood recovery, nursing‑home relief and other one‑time needs.
"You can't spend the $29,000,000 twice," the chair said, describing a January revenue upgrade and the committee's decision to defer many one‑time requests into the FY25 budget process so lawmakers can evaluate priorities comprehensively. She said the BAA's purpose is to "true up" estimates with actuals and to present annotated materials—one a one‑page summary and another a line‑by‑line web report—to members for review.
Why it matters: The adjustment affects how the state distributes limited one‑time funding and which programs receive immediate assistance versus consideration in next year’s budget. The chair said many items removed from the BAA are not being…
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