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A couple of key elements were submerged in the governor’s budget revision that was released this week. No. 1: Revenues are up and up by a significant $4.6 billion. The financial staff’s response was that expenses grew faster than the additional revenues—who is managing the outfit? No. 2: The expectation of most politicians that time […]

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