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Subcommittee adopts $20.6M reduction package after debate over mobility grants and UETN cuts
Summary
The subcommittee adopted a package of ongoing reductions (~$20.6M) after extended debate over shifting $1.5M in transportation planning grants funding, a $63,000 restoration for coordinated mobility, cuts to UETN, and higher-education capital proposals; recorded no votes came from Senators Quandt and Reby on the final reduction motion.
The committee considered Section 6, the chairs’ proposals for general fund and income tax reductions that together targeted roughly $20.6 million in ongoing savings. Staff described the chairs’ approach and live math adjustments while members debated specific line items and potential effects on local governments and essential services.
Key disagreements centered on (1) a proposed $1,500,000 shift of transportation planning grants from the general fund to the transportation fund (B&C roads), which some members and…
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