Sen. Laurie Berman urges local engagement as state budget, preemption bills could affect Ocean Ridge
Sen. Laurie Berman told Ocean Ridge commissioners that the Legislature faces a roughly $115 billion budget and warned several recent bills limit local authority; she said she will press to restore funding for the town's water-main replacement, which requested $600,000.
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Sen. Laurie Berman, who said she has represented the area in the Legislature for roughly eight years, told the Town of Ocean Ridge commission that passing a balanced budget is the Legislature's constitutional duty and that lawmakers expect to conclude work by late May. "We have one job in the legislature, and that is to pass a balanced budget," Berman said.
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