To the editor:
The budget bills, HB 1 and HB 2, passed the House on April 11. The vote on HB 1 was 225-159, with Rep. Tom Buco, Anita Burroughs, Ed Butler and Steve Woodcock voting in favor, and Rep. Harrison Kanzler voting “no.”
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