Name: Governor, House speaker call on Senate president to reconvene budget committee
Uploaded: 2024-04-11T18:57:48-04:00
Duration: 5 min
Description: Apr. 11—AUGUSTA — The governor and speaker of the House of Representatives on Thursday called for Senate President Troy Jackson to immediately reconvene the budget-writing committee to address concerns about the Democratic majority’s last-minute budget moves. But a spokesperson for Jackson said Thursday afternoon that the committee had not requested to meet. The Appropriations and […]

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Governor, House speaker call on Senate president to reconvene budget committee

Apr. 11—AUGUSTA — The governor and speaker of the House of Representatives on Thursday called for Senate President Troy Jackson to immediately reconvene the budget-writing committee to address concerns about the Democratic majority’s last-minute budget moves. But a spokesperson for Jackson said Thursday afternoon that the committee had not requested to meet. The Appropriations and […]

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