Gov. Bentley Vows to Veto General Fund Budget
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – Alabama lawmakers have approved an austere general fund budget that Gov. Robert Bentley immediately vowed to veto to bring lawmakers back into special session this summer.
Bentley on Thursday night called the budget unworkable.
The budget cuts $200 million from state agencies after lawmakers failed to agree on tax increases or other revenue sources. The House of Representatives on Thursday voted to go along with Senate budget changes.
Lawmakers adjourned the session after months of unsuccessful behind-the-scenes negotiations by legislators on revenue ideas and warnings by Bentley that the cuts would cause layoffs and dramatic reductions in state services.
House Ways and Means General Fund Chairman Steve Clouse encouraged legislators to come into special session focused on a solution.
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