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House Overturns Committee To Help Pay Retirement Costs
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The House voted to help municipalities, school districts, and counties, as well as state retirement system members, Thursday on the last day for the House to act on its own bills.
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The House voted to help municipalities, school districts, and counties, as well as state retirement system members, Thursday on the last day for the House to act on its own bills.
On Wednesday, the House decided to legalize the recreational use of marijuana, preserve the new education choice program, and help communities with employee retirement costs.
All good things must come to an end, but the budget committee of conference on House Bill 2 pushed the limits Thursday.
Change often goes unnoticed if it is done in quiet little steps.
House and Senate committees Tuesday dealt with two bills that would provide school districts with the same state aid they received this year.
Cities and towns would continue to receive $20 million a year in revenue sharing, but would have to dedicate 60 percent to property tax relief under a bill before the Senate Finance Committee Tuesday.
The House budget writing committee heard no opposition to maintaining current levels of state aid to school districts at a public hearing Tuesday.