Gov. David Ige, lawmakers face a grim budget scenario and some tough choices
It’s tough to plan ahead when the state economy is a shambles, but Gov. David Ige and state lawmakers will have to make tough spending and policy choices for next year, and they don’t have much time to make them.
In the span of just two months, debate among insiders at the state Capitol has shifted from the best ways to develop affordable housing and launch new preschools to whether it will be necessary to furlough public workers just to balance the state budget.
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