The Senate Site: State of the Budget

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Thursday, March 12, 2009

State of the Budget

Senate Chair of Exec Approps

I've been getting a lot of calls about the budget. Here are some numbers to give you a sense of where we are.

Click here for a quick audio explaination as you look.

FY 2009:
$5.6 billion General & Education Funds (State Money)
$11.5 billion total from all sources (State + Federal Money).

FY 2009 - after the Special Session in September:
$5.1 billion General & Education Funds
$12.4 Billion total, including $538 million from the stimulus spending bill.

FY10:
$4.4 billion General & Education Funds
$11.3 billion total from all funds, including $600 million from the stimulus spending package.