The budget crisis: What’s on the table to plug this year’s shortfall?

In the upcoming special session, the administration of Gov. John Bel Edwards is proposing four immediate solutions to the revenue shortfall in this year’s budget, currently estimated to be $750 million. That number could actually grow, however, when the state’s Revenue Estimating Conference meets Feb. 10 to re-evaluate the state’s revenue picture.   Proposal                                                        Estimated