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State agencies propose $46M cuts to Montana budget

January 30, 2010/

As the state’s projected mid-2011 budget balance dipped dangerously near red ink, Gov. Brian Schweitzer gained the legal authority Friday to cut spending as agencies offered up $46 million of proposed reductions.

His budget director, David Ewer, signed the official certification letter Friday that by law authorizes Schweitzer to unilaterally reduce general-fund spending for certain state government programs by up to 10 percent.

By CHARLES S. JOHNSON IR State Bureau

Full Story: http://helenair.com/news/local/article_281e8f9c-0d6d-11df-a997-001cc4c03286.html

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