W.Va. lawmakers to vote on $11.6B budget
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia's Senate and House of Delegates are ready to vote on a new, $11.6 billion spending plan that slightly reduces state government's reliance on general tax revenues.
But while that portion has shrunk by $46 million, the overall budget would still grow by $62 million when compared to the version passed last year.
With the next budget year starting July 1, lawmakers expect to vote Saturday on the compromise bill presented Friday by a House-Senate conference committee.
The measure proposes spending backed by $3.7 billion from general revenue, $4.08 billion in federal funds, $561 million from lottery proceeds, $1.39 million from the State Road Fund and $1.45 billion from special revenue sources such as fees.
The compromise bill is nearly $291 million larger than what Gov. Joe Manchin proposed when the legislative session began in January.
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