Two senators have introduced a bipartisan constitutional amendment to reduce the state’s debt limit and reduce the portion of the operating budget that goes toward paying off debt service, which is already more than 6 percent. To ensure its passage in the House, they’re currently holding the capital budget hostage, declining to negotiate on it with House Democrat leadership until they approve the amendment.
State capital budget hinges on debt-limit amendment
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