“Today’s relatively good news from the state Economic & Revenue Forecast Council has to be tempered with a sobering reality: We have a lot of work to do on two…
State revenues are growing with the economy

State budget writers got a bit of happy news this morning when the Economic and Revenue Forecast Council reported they expect $231 million more in revenue that previously projected. Add…
Statement from House Majority Leader Pat Sullivan on today’s revenue forecast:
“This is good news, of course. It shows that our state’s economy is rebuilding and that consumers are starting to buy more products. “But it certainly doesn’t solve all our…
It doesn’t have to be this way

In my latest video update I discuss the special session budget stalemate. House Democrats, understanding the importance of passing a budget that fully funds education, recently released a new compromise…
Shutdown casualty: law and order

State government officials are scrambling this week to figure out what will happen if there is no budget in place when the new fiscal year starts July 1. It’s not…