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Statement from Senator Helming on Fiscal Year 2024 State Budget
May 3, 2023
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ISSUE:
- 2023-2024 State Budget
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This budget spends too much, provides no relief for taxpayers, and no help for small businesses and farms struggling with higher costs. It plans to withhold funds from our local governments, risking even higher property taxes. It does nothing to fix bail and ensure public safety. And the future ban on natural gas hookups will especially hurt our rural residents and increase housing costs.
In a $229 Billion budget, there are some good things. And some priorities we fought for are included. But as one headline read: Nobody’s happy about it.
The budget was late and the vote was rushed. And my constituents deserve better than that.
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