The Senate and House have passed 2018 supplemental budgets that would increase NGFS+ spending by $1.117 billion and $380.4 million, respectively. Both would fully fund the increase in school staff salaries required by the McCleary decision, which should satisfy the state Supreme Court. Also, both the Senate and House would reduce state property taxes—but they would use funds from the rainy day account to do so.

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