Post by pavel on Feb 6, 2016 4:25:31 GMT -6
The Republican-led House of Representatives is set to consider a $6.3 billion state budget that boosts money for a handful of initiatives while cutting higher education and spending down reserves to the lowest level in years.
The fiscal year 2017 budget, House Bill 2, passed the House Appropriations and Finance Committee on Thursday by 12-5 vote and is set to be considered Saturday by the full House.
Just five program areas will receive significant new money in the coming budget cycle: education, Medicaid, corrections, child welfare and the Department of Public Safety. The funds for corrections and public safety are largely targeted toward raises, not program expansions. State universities and community colleges will receive appropriation reductions averaging 0.04 percent.
Most other agencies are set to receive the same amount of money as the current year, except for courts, prosecutors and public defenders, where increases are between 1 percent and 2 percent over current spending.
Read more: www.santafenewmexican.com/news/legislature/full-house-to-consider-b-budget-saturday/article_b9a77f57-23c9-5a0a-ba37-593262a2e10b.html
The fiscal year 2017 budget, House Bill 2, passed the House Appropriations and Finance Committee on Thursday by 12-5 vote and is set to be considered Saturday by the full House.
Just five program areas will receive significant new money in the coming budget cycle: education, Medicaid, corrections, child welfare and the Department of Public Safety. The funds for corrections and public safety are largely targeted toward raises, not program expansions. State universities and community colleges will receive appropriation reductions averaging 0.04 percent.
Most other agencies are set to receive the same amount of money as the current year, except for courts, prosecutors and public defenders, where increases are between 1 percent and 2 percent over current spending.
Read more: www.santafenewmexican.com/news/legislature/full-house-to-consider-b-budget-saturday/article_b9a77f57-23c9-5a0a-ba37-593262a2e10b.html