Lots of Unanswered Questions With Budget Deadline a Day Away

There’s a growing acknowledgment among legislators that the new state budget, which is due by midnight on Tuesday, may be late.

“I can’t make that commitment to you that it will be done by April 1,” Assembly Majority Leader Crystal Peoples-Stokes said during a floor debate. “I would love to see the budget be done on time. I can’t commit to you that it will be. That’s a question for those who are at a different level than I am.”

The only legislative action on Monday took place in the Assembly, where members approved a resolution that changes the way the chamber votes during states of emergency. That measure, notably, creates the possibility of remote voting in the coming weeks. . .

Typically, people know little more than scattered pieces about what might be in the final product until moments before the voting starts. This year — with the Capitol largely on lockdown, and reporters and lobbyists no longer able to corner legislators in the hallways — they know even less. (Read more from “Lots of Unanswered Questions With Budget Deadline a Day Away” HERE)

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