The Union Leader urges lawmakers to slow down before the pass an ill-conceived state budget:
Yes, the governor and legislators made cuts in some areas. But those cuts were not enough to offset the increases they made.
The state hadn't enough revenue to continue current operations even without raising spending. That's because legislators two years ago increased general fund spending by $475 million without paying for it. But instead of cutting spending back to a level that coincided with available revenues, legislators and the governor raised spending this year, then raised revenues. And still, they had to borrow and use one-time money to pay for recurring expenses.
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