Lawmakers shaping $11.6B budget for W.Va.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A joint legislative committee is shaping the finer details for a new, $11.6 billion spending plan for West Virginia state government.
The House and Senate exchanged versions of the budget bill last week that differed by a total of only $2.3 million. Now in extended session, the joint conference committee has until the weekend to craft a final bill.
The next budget year begins July 1. House Finance Chairman Harry Keith White expects to present a compromise spending plan to lawmakers by Friday.
"We're very close to having agreement on all these accounts," the Mingo County Democrat said Wednesday.
While their overall totals are close, the two versions are slightly farther apart in certain areas.
Both outline $3.7 billion worth of spending backed by general tax revenues, $4.48 billion from federal sources, $1.39 billion from the State Road Fund and $1.
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