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SPECIAL BUDGET ISSUE
On Monday January 22, 2018 Governor Edwards introduced his FY 2018-19 state budget. The Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget meet for about 7 hours questioning Commissioner Darden about the budget and its impact on state services. Governor Edwards was present and answering questions for the first two hours of the meeting.
This budget could be one of the worst budgets introduced in years. Many services were severely cut or simply removed. The introduction of the bill lays out a very interesting story on how Louisiana came to this point. Edwards stressed the need for a special session sooner (February) rather than later (end of June). The state must find a way to replace the revenue that will be eliminated on June 30, 2018. This has been dubbed the "Fiscal Cliff".
To read a copy of the state budget as introduced please CLICK HERE
The article below titled House Speaker Outlines GOP Wish List references a letter sent by the speaker to Gove Edwards. I have provided a link to that letter if you will simply
CLICK HERE
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BY ELIZABETH CRISP |
The Advocate
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