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Department of Public Service details Fiscal 2027 budget, flags federal funding uncertainty
Summary
Deputy Commissioner Britney Wilson and financial manager Patty LaRose briefed the Senate Appropriations Committee on the Department of Public Service Fiscal 2027 budget built from special funds, federal grants and ARPA, proposing a telecom-plan cadence change and noting a substantial planned increase in community grants.
Deputy Commissioner Britney Wilson told the Senate Appropriations Committee that the Department of Public Service’s Fiscal 2027 budget is built on special funds rather than general revenues and that the department’s work covers energy, telecommunications, water and wastewater utility matters. "The department represents the public interest in energy, telecommunications, water, and wastewater utility matters," Wilson said during a slide-driven presentation.
Wilson and Patty LaRose, the department’s financial manager, walked senators through divisions, Fiscal 2026 accomplishments and several program-level funding items. The presenters said the slide deck showed the department’s special-fund budget as "12.6" (as presented on slide 20) and…
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