Saturday, February 27, 2010
Legislature Seeks Higher Budget
KENTUCKY....
As most state agencies prepare for spending cuts, the legislature wants to bump up its own budget by 3%. The two-year, $106 million budget for the legislative branch includes no pay raises for legislators or staff, reduces 15 full-time staff positions, returning staffing to 2007 levels. House leaders have proposed cutting all political appointees to 2007 levels across state government. House leader Greg Stumbo says, over the past 10 years, the legislative budget has grown at a smaller rate than the other two branches of government. The proposed legislative budget would rely on $3 million in surplus funds, leaving the General Assembly with $2 million in surplus funds. The legislative branch’s budget includes money for the General Assembly, the Legislative Research Commission, the staff of the legislature, the Long-Term Policy Research Center and the Legislative Ethics Commission.
As most state agencies prepare for spending cuts, the legislature wants to bump up its own budget by 3%. The two-year, $106 million budget for the legislative branch includes no pay raises for legislators or staff, reduces 15 full-time staff positions, returning staffing to 2007 levels. House leaders have proposed cutting all political appointees to 2007 levels across state government. House leader Greg Stumbo says, over the past 10 years, the legislative budget has grown at a smaller rate than the other two branches of government. The proposed legislative budget would rely on $3 million in surplus funds, leaving the General Assembly with $2 million in surplus funds. The legislative branch’s budget includes money for the General Assembly, the Legislative Research Commission, the staff of the legislature, the Long-Term Policy Research Center and the Legislative Ethics Commission.
# posted by Homer Owens @ 7:46 AM 
