Rep. Mike Turner, the state House Democratic Caucus chairman who won a slim victory in his District 51 re-election bid last month, says he received one message voters were sending, loud and clear: Wasteful…
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fish hatchery
If state revenues perk up by the next legislative session, the lieutenant governor says he’ll fully support the Carter County hatchery project, which was formerly referred to as an obvious example of “pork” by GOP lawmakers.
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Lawmakers say it’s possible this year’s state spending plan may be decided in a conference committee if the current impasse continues.
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Legislators stuck around the Capitol until nearly midnight Thursday, advancing major budget packages out of committee and zipping through other bills on the chamber floor.
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Budget negotiators are in a standoff over Speaker Kent Williams’ fish hatchery project — and neither the Democrats nor the Republicans are ready to blink.
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GOP says taxpayers shouldn’t be put on the hook for Kent Williams’ pork project. The House speaker says his home district deserves to nibble on state subsidies just as much as anybody else.
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