The Governor is finally saying publicly that he doesn’t think the $850 million of federal money is coming. He scheduled a meeting with the leadership of the General Assembly for Monday to go over the options. Of course, the Senate wanted the options before the budget was passed, but that’s the Governor. At least, it appears the legislature will have input into what happens. Don’t rule out a stance from the Governor where he holds out for tax increases and blames the legislature for not cooperating. I know this doesn’t make sense, and he knew the risk when he insisted that the money be included in the budget before the federal allocation was approved by Congress, but again, that’s the Governor.
-John
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