Senators have reworked the state’s $25 billion budget for next year, proposing to reverse House-backed cuts to health-care services, prisons, parks and education programs. The Senate Finance Committee has aimed to find a way to patch the holes without running afoul of House restrictions on the use of one-time funds for ongoing expenses. To make the 2011-12 spending plans work, the committee shuffled around dollars and tapped into other one-time funds—but tried to match the money only to items that don’t crop up every year. The committee’s action reverses most of $200 million in cuts levied by the House in its budget plans, and senators have included House leaders in their talks in the hopes of developing an acceptable compromise. The full Senate is expected to take up the budget proposal on Friday.
Senators reverse House-backed cuts in $25B budget
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