The Governor's budget process continues along in its journey toward a June election and possible tax extension that would generate an additional $12 Billion on state revenue for the next 5 years. But there are a couple of possible hiccups. There is essentially a March 10th deadline that must be met to get this to the June ballot -- and time is ticking.
A larger problem is whether or not the Governor can convince enough of the Republicans to approve the measure to get it on the ballot. While we have cleared the Assembly there is not such an optimistic view in the Senate and for overall success. This past week, in an unusual move, Senator Dutton in GOP leadership stated that the Republicans would NOT agree to a ballot measure for a tax increase.
Day 44 and counting!
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