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\nMatt Bevin’s first budget will not take effect until July 1, but Kentucky’s new Republican governor is not waiting to slash government spending.<\/p>\n
\nMatt Bevin’s first budget will not take effect until July 1, but Kentucky’s new Republican governor is not waiting to slash government spending.<\/p>\n
Bevin said Tuesday he is immediately cutting 4.5 percent from the current budget enacted by his Democratic predecessor, $117 million worth of cuts he says do not require legislative approval.<\/p>\n
The cuts continue over the next two years. For every dollar state agencies received this year, they will get 91 cents in 2017 and 2018.<\/p>\n
But Bevin’s cuts are not across the board. He shielded spending on K-12 public education, programs for military veterans, health insurance for the poor and disabled and drug treatment programs. He wants to spend $21.7 million to give raises to state troopers, corrections officers and entry level social workers and clinicians.
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