Lawmakers Override Governor’s Budget Veto
From Times Wire Reports
State lawmakers voted to override the governor’s budget veto as nearly 1,000 income tax opponents and tax reform advocates demonstrated outside the Capitol.
The House voted first, 66-33, followed by the Senate, 19-12.
“I felt that with this budget the teachers, state employees and higher education employees got a pay increase,” House Speaker Jimmy Naifeh said.
Gov. Don Sundquist vetoed the $19.6-billion budget last month.
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