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Hagedorn: What if we cut ed further?

Rep. Marv Hagedorn, R-Meridian, asked Luna, "If this body were only able to appropriate 95 percent of the governor's recommendation, ... what would you have to trim off?" Luna responded, "I did not come prepared with those kinds of numbers. ... I would have to take some time and do some homework to come up with that. What I've shown you is that by transitioning to this system we don't have to depend on more and more money every year just to keep things intact."

Hagedorn said he just pulled the number out of the air, and wanted to know if Luna had prioritized, and whether he could accomplish his plan if funding fell short. Luna responded, "What I've shown you is what I firmly believe is necessary. ... I don't think there is one thing I've put in this plan that is unnecessary."



Betsy Z. Russell
Betsy Z. Russell joined The Spokesman-Review in 1991. She currently is a reporter in the Boise Bureau covering Idaho state government and politics, and other news from Idaho's state capital.

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