Budget crunch tests state agencies in tough session
Columbia lawmakers cut funds across agencies in a year marked by heavy budget reductions. Medicaid won full funding but relied on one time money and future gaps loom. Education gains from lottery spending help schools though cuts persist and class sizes may rise. Higher education suffers an 8.6 percent cut but lottery funds fund new programs.
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Hodges raid shifts funds to run governor’s office
Senators denounced transfers from the Continuum of Care for Emotionally Disturbed Children to fund Gov. Hodges’ office. Officials said the $8.9 million program was raided as lawmakers cut over 17 percent from the governor’s Office of Executive Policy and Programs. Hodges’ spokesman said transfers redirected funds due to budget needs.
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