From Kentucky Public Radio's Tony McVeighThe Kentucky House and Senate have approved different versions of bills designed to close a $1 billion gap in the state budget.The House bill includes $1.3 billion in bonded school projects backed by slots. The Senate bill does not.Former House budget chairman Harry Moberly says the situation makes House/Senate negotiations on the budget inevitable. “Very often the Senate and the House will come up with different revenue because sometimes the House may pass a revenue measure of some kind, or estimate revenue from other sources that the Senate has not yet estimated. That happens every time we do a budget.” Moberly said.The House and Senate also need to resolve their differences on bills addressing a funding mechanism for major bridge projects and economic incentives. House Speaker Greg Stumbo predicts the special session could end Tuesday or Wednesday.
Rick Howlett was midday host and the host of LPM's weekly talk show, "In Conversation." He was with LPM from 2001-2023 and held many different titles, including Morning Edition host, Assignment Editor and Interim News Director. He died in August 2023. Read a remembrance of Rick here.
