Latest On The Budget via Twitter and Beyond (Updated)
We did have some rumblings about a deal or near deal on the FY2010 budget over the weekend, and here is a roundup of the latest from Twitter. (I will try to update this throughout the day).
Tuesday:
7:30 a.m.: Barbour doesn’t go along with budget proposal.
Monday:
2:30 p.m.: Snowden: It’s 2 p.m. Monday, and I’m still hearing “NO budget deal yet” despite some reports to the contrary. Medicaid remains the hangup.
10:30 a.m.: The Clarion-Ledger now has a story up on the near agreement between the Senate and House. Barbour has not released a statement on the latest budget.
8:30 a.m.: Rep. Snowden: Nobody I’ve spoken with considers the budget a “done deal” just yet. Medicaid issues are still out there.
Sunday: Natalie Chandler: Agreement includes $60m hospital tax for Medicaid and protections for hospitals from future cuts. No word yet on whether gov agrees
Sen. Nunnelee: “There are still some technical issues, all related to Medicaid .. So I don’t know if the governor’s ready to call us back” and “But we’ve got a budget that balances, and that the House and Senate are in agreement on.”
