Bartlett: New $17M hole makes budget balancing act even harder
PRESS RELEASE THE STATE BUDGET FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 4/26/10 Contact: John Bauer 802-279-7222 john.bauer@bartlettforgovernor.com Susan Bartlett: susan@bartlettforgovernor.com or at the Statehouse This coming week I will bring the budget to the senate floor. It has been a difficult year and when I was presented with an additional $17 million in deficits as the bill came [...]
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