About 98% of the budget approve by the legislature is what Hogan himself submitted Jan. 22.
He and the legislature have been arguing about the other 2%. Now 2% of a $40.5 billion budget is $800 million, so it’s not just chump change. Here at the end of the 90-day session, it’s only about $200 million that’s in dispute, though lawmakers have “fenced off” considerably more on programs such as mass transit so Hogan can’t spend it on other things. They are arguing about the margins — and about holding down spending in years to come.
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