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• The Commission on Local Government.
• The gypsy moth suppression program.
Also sure to be a winner in the budget debates are local schools and libraries. Both houses would increase the amount of money going to school districts, particularly for atrisk children.
Gov. Wilder restored much of the money cut from funding to local school districts over the last two years but did not add any new money for at-risk children. Boosting state aid for at-risk students is one avenue by which the state is attempting to address disparity in education.
Both houses also would return some of the $10 million Gov. Wilder proposed cutting from the state’s share of local library funding.
The six-member conference committee will meet, traditionally in near secrecy, until March 5 to hammer out exactly which department gets how much. The full Assembly will then have two days to approve the budget and send it to the governor for his signature.
Though the income tax increase failed this week, both houses did agree to impose one new tax and defer one tax exemption. The Senate and House have agreed to have the state begin charging sales tax on liquor sales. Both houses also agreed to continue collecting sales tax on non-prescription drugs for at least two more years.
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