Updated 2:30 p.m., June 23
Members exerting constant pressure, delivering 35,000 petitions, staging rallies
This week state Legislature is expected to vote on recommendations from
the Joint Budget Conference Committee that includes a series of money
saving proposals.
Republican legislators and the governor have made their opposition
public, and are expected to vote against the committee recommendations.
Their rejection of the cost-saving ideas will set the stage for a
protracted legislative budget battle, and the likelihood of additional
pay cuts remains.
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