This Friday marks the end of the 2023 legislative session. Now that an education agreement has been reached, work has picked back up on the remaining appropriations. Crafting the state budget takes time and is no easy task. Dozens of state agencies rely on their appropriations to fund needed state programs, so it also takes diligence and much consideration. A concurrent special session was called to allow more time to work on the budget if needed. I’ll keep you posted on the budget negotiations, and hopefully there will be an agreement announced later this week.

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