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Montana Gov. Bullock vetoes legislative funding bill

Gov. Steve Bullock Thursday vetoed the bill funding the 2017 Legislature, saying he wouldn’t accept a 14 percent increase in spending for lawmakers while other agencies are being asked to scale back.

"This is not the year to grow by such leaps and bounds," he told reporters at a Capitol news conference. "I cannot in good faith just mindlessly accept a bill that allows one branch a free pass while everyone else pulls their weight."

Bullock, a Democrat, slapped an amendatory veto on House Bill 1, sending it back to lawmakers with only a 1.4 percent increase – the overall increase in the two-year budget he proposed for all state agencies.

By Mike Dennison – MTN News

Full Story: http://www.kpax.com/story/34415175/bullock-vetoes-legislative-funding-bill

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