Wednesday, April 02, 2008
Lawmakers Scheduled To Vote On Budget Today
Lawmakers in Frankfort will vote on a two year $19 billion plan this evening.
Several lawmakers from the mountain counties have told us that at this current time they do not support the bill.
The main sticking issue is that coal severance money which is set aside for projects has been removed.
The plan also consists of :
------ Would cut public university funding by three percent.
----- Keeps proposed Louisville bridges project on track, allows for tolls
----- $ 60 million for Bucks for Brains program, which matches public money with private donations to attract top researches for Kentucky universities.
------- Authorizes $ 200 million for Kentucky Infrastructure Authority bond pool for municipalities to apply for low interest loans.
-------- Calls for several million in savings through a home incarceration program for nonviolent, nonsexual felony offenders with less than six months to serve.
-------- $ 1.5 million for a non flying plane at the Somerset Community College for airplane mechanic training.
-------- One percent raises for public school teachers and employees and state workers in each of next two fiscal years.
-------- Authorizes funding for reconstruction of Eastern State Hospital.
Lawmakers say that negotiations are being conducted at this time for items that they would like to be added.
Several lawmakers from the mountain counties have told us that at this current time they do not support the bill.
The main sticking issue is that coal severance money which is set aside for projects has been removed.
The plan also consists of :
------ Would cut public university funding by three percent.
----- Keeps proposed Louisville bridges project on track, allows for tolls
----- $ 60 million for Bucks for Brains program, which matches public money with private donations to attract top researches for Kentucky universities.
------- Authorizes $ 200 million for Kentucky Infrastructure Authority bond pool for municipalities to apply for low interest loans.
-------- Calls for several million in savings through a home incarceration program for nonviolent, nonsexual felony offenders with less than six months to serve.
-------- $ 1.5 million for a non flying plane at the Somerset Community College for airplane mechanic training.
-------- One percent raises for public school teachers and employees and state workers in each of next two fiscal years.
-------- Authorizes funding for reconstruction of Eastern State Hospital.
Lawmakers say that negotiations are being conducted at this time for items that they would like to be added.
# posted by Joe Kinzer @ 10:28 AM 
