State officials today announced a $313 million budget shortfall—driven largely by job losses—setting the stage for a special session to take place sometime between Valentine’s Day and Mardi Gras for lawmakers to close the gap. At today’s Revenue Estimating Conference meeting, Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne said Gov. John Bel Edwards will inevitably call the
Special session inevitable as $313M midyear shortfall looms, officials say
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