Governor Ferguson leaves most tax increases in place as he signs the budget into law
Governor Ferguson was kind of a wild card as legislators worked on shoring up a $16 billion budget gap this year.
The Democratic governor had been unusually friendly to Republicans and signaled he was open to their ideas for how to fill the deficit.
Meanwhile, Democrats in the state house and senate have publicly insisted that they have a good relationship with the governor, even as he shot down some of their proposals to generate revenue, like a new wealth tax.
The weeks of wondering whether the Governor would make major changes to the Democrat-passed general fund and transportation budget are finally over. Yesterday afternoon, the Governor gave his approval to nearly all of the budget proposals.
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Paul Queary, editor and publisher of The Washington Observer
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The Washington Observer: Ferguson tacks left and embraces the Legislature
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