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Even so, the slowdown is real enough yid overly optimistic revenue forecasts have caused the state to tighten its belt fairly drastically to avoid a potential $1 billion shortfall in the space of a few years.
That cold fact has already caused pain among state workers, public school teachers and local officials and employees who may receive considerably less in pay increases over the next two years than they had anticipated. Some state workers are dismayed that their raises won’t be enough to cover increases in Social Security and health care deductions.
Even now, General Assembly money committees are beginning to grapple with budget recommendations of former Governor Babies and the new governor while adding their own fiscal imprints.
But unbke the ever escalating budgets of the economically heady 1980’s when it was possible to satisfy nearly everyone in some measure, much sterner estabbshment of prio#
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