Weekly Review Archive

      2008, July

July 1, 2008

FY 2009 Budget Update, Fiscal Year begins without a budget.  Comptroller needs a budget in place by July 10 to issue payments to state providers.

FY 2009 Budget Hole, Lawmakers did not include $1.3 billion in unpaid Medicaid bills

FY 2009 Revenue Legislation, Senate legislation is not new revenue, is a mixture of fund swaps and debt refinancing

Early Childhood Education, Pre School for All extended two more years.

Ethics, Comptroller calls on Governor to sign bill

Education Funding and Fiscal Reform, Urge your Senator to sponsor SB 2288

 

July 8, 2008

FY 2009 Budget Update, House to begin Committee of the Whole, Hynes says state needs a budget in place by July 10th

FY 2009 Budget Hole, Lawmakers did not include $1.3 billion in unpaid Medicaid bills

FY 2009 Revenue Legislation, Analysis of Senate revenue

Ethics, Legislation still not signed

Education Funding and Fiscal Reform, Urge your Senator to sponsor SB 2288

 

July 15, 2008

FY 2009 Budget, Governor vetoes $1.4 billion from budget, Overview of budget vetoes

FY 2009 Budget, Budget now law unless House and Senate act to restore vetoes

FY 2009 Budget, House convenes Committee of the Whole, Committee recap, All revenue measures voted down

 

July 22, 2008

Revenues, FY 2008 revenues miss inflation mark by $155 million

FY 2009 Budget, House overrides $480 million of vetoes, Senate unlikely to take up measure

 

July 29, 2008

FY 2009 Budget, Senate unlikely to take action

Health Care Financing, Comprehensive overview of Medicaid program, Comptroller warns of financing problems