Garry Rayno: Budget for ultraconservatives

Republican House and Senate budget writers agreed to a budget last week that would be substantially higher than the current biennium budget and includes more controversial sections than usual.

The key sticking point for the conservative House Freedom Caucus was limiting a governor’s authority during a state of emergency and the power to renew the declaration. Caucus members were adamant that any renewal would need an affirmative legislative vote to go forward. That was not in what the House and Senate adopted for House Bill 2.