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A little-used tool in the toolbox

By Brenda van Dyck , Session Weekly

Confronted with a projected $935 million biennial budget deficit projected from the February Economic Forecast, legislative leaders and the governor are trying to work out a budget solution. But the governor doesn’t have to wait for the Legislature to solve the deficit; he can use a little-used tool called unallotment to balance the budget. MORE »

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