Staff reports | House and Senate negotiators this week put finishing touches on an $11 billion state budget for 2021-22 that legislators will consider next week. The new fiscal year starts July 1.
Earlier this year, House members voted to approve a 3 percent pay hike for state employees, while the Senate sought a 2 percent increase in a year that is awash in cash from unspent reserve funds. Members of the House and Senate conference committee compromised by splitting the difference -- a 2.5 percent increase that will cost about $60 million.
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