MANCHIN APPROVES $3.1 BILLION BUDGET - Line Item Veto Cuts Calhoun State Police Barracks |
| (04/23/2005) |
| Governor Manchin has approved a $3.1 billion dollar general revenue budget passed by the Legislature last week. But he did use his line-item veto power to cut $8 million in pet projects, including a new State Police barracks for Calhoun County. He removed sections that earmarked money for more than 40 projects around the state. Those projects included a poison control hot line in Charleston, the Potomac Eagle Railroad and the West Virginia University rifle team. The new budget takes effect July 1.
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