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With no major new tax increases, the state’s two-year, $46 billion budget was hailed Wednesday by both Democrats and Republicans as the state Senate overwhelmingly approved the spending plan on the final day of the 2021 regular legislative session. After five hours of debate, the Senate voted 31-4 in favor of the budget at 6:30 p.m. Four fiscally conservative Republicans voted against the .
Despite sharp disagreement on taxes, top lawmakers say they are still optimistic that they can craft a budget deal in the next three weeks before the legislative session ends on June 9.