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House budget proposal: goes easier on K-12, worse for higher education…

-suspend I-732 cost of living increases for teachers and school staff

-reduce I-728 (class sizes) by $508 million

-Higher ed: "major reductions in spending -- resulting in lower enrollments"

-Basic Health Plan reduced by $252 million

-postpone $432 in pension payments

-rate reductions to social service providers, nursing homes, fewer hours for home care workers

-mental health RSNs reduced

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