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Article: STATE BUDGET DOING JUST FINE.(Editorial)
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- The Kentucky Post (Covington, KY)
- Article date:
- October 18, 2005
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Byline: Paducah Sun
It says something about the political culture in Frankfort that Fletcher administration officials responded to the cheery news that state revenues were set to rise at well over twice the rate of inflation with glum talk about "future budgeting challenges."
Budget forecasters predict the $7.6 billion General Fund will grow by 7.1 percent during the current fiscal year. In the previous fiscal year, state revenues rose by almost 10 percent, outrunning the official projection by more than $200 million. Gov. Ernie Fletcher is still figuring out how to spend about $124 million of the $214 million surplus. He could decide to sweeten next ...