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Tighter Spending Cap Could Keep Billions Out of State's Next Budget
Depending on your political leanings, the spending cap state lawmakers set this week was either too low, too high or just right. Regardless, the arcane measure could effectively block lawmakers from accessing billions of dollars in state revenue.
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