House rejects Senate budget offer
FRANKFORT State Senate budget negotiators offered on Friday to accept the House plan for funding various programs and eliminating two school days, but said no to new debt for construction projects and tax changes. But House Speaker Greg Stumbo, D-Prestonsburg, said his chamber could not accept the Senate offer without a plan for new construction [...]
Business leaders rail against proposed tax changes
FRANKFORT Meeting with the Senate budget committee Tuesday, business officials railed against a House bill that generates revenue by suspending a popular tax break for businesses. Senate budget chairman Bob Leeper, an independent from Paducah, indicated after the meeting that relief for worried businesses may be in the offing. “We’re listening to them, and they [...]