Dem Committee Budget Would Hike Spending by 10 Percent

The General Assembly's appropriations committee voted Friday to increase state spending by nearly 10 percent over the next two years in a state budget that cuts millions from hospitals, increases salaries for judges by 5 percent, and extends a tax surcharge on corporate profits for two more years.

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