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Delaware Lawmakers Reach Budget Agreement

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Jul 1, 2008 8:27 am US/Eastern

Delaware Lawmakers Reach Budget Agreement

DOVER, Del. (AP) ― State lawmakers had to work into the wee hours of the morning today before approving a budget for the new fiscal year that began at midnight. The traditional late-night session on the legislature's final day dragged on later than expected after an $86 million revenue package cobbled together by legislative leaders began to unravel last week.

The package, designed to address a projected shortfall of more than $200 million, included a provider tax on hospitals that met resistance in the House, and a bill raising the licensing fee to sell alcoholic beverages that was rejected by the Senate.

It was not until 2 a.m. that the budget cleared the Senate on a 15-6 roll call. It was approved by the House 33-7 at 3:12 a.m.

The final gavel fell in the House just before 5 a.m.

With the sun rising, Gov. Ruth Ann Minner thanked lawmakers for their work in presenting her a balanced budget, saying it's not easy to make budget cuts or increase taxes.




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