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These latter will be exceed-j ingly few in number, from all appearances. After House action, the bill will go to the Senate for final consideration before coming to the Governor’s desk for his signature. Regardless of the juggling, the budget as finally presented will be the largest on record projecting the expenditure of more than three billion dollars in State monies. More than seventy million in capital outlays will be predicated on the success of referendums in November for the approval of bond issues for construction at the State supported two and rour-yenr colleges and mental institutions. Progress was also being made on weighing the merits of the nearly two thousand bills that have been introduced in the two houses. Legislation raising the contract interest ceiling from six to eight per cent passed with some indications that emergency status would be requested to hasten the date of effectiveness. The Metropolitan Areas, or Hahn Commission, package passed the House, stripped of provisions for the State’s assuming welfare costs after 1970 and urban highway costs after 1975. These had been considered strong inducements for cities to participate in the regional service districts envisioned by the Commission as a step towards solution of urban problems. S e v e r a 1 measures dealing with election procedures were introduced. One would advance the primary date from July to June, and require candidates to file by the day before the primary date. Another called for a study of the State’s
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