GOVERNOR SUSANA MARTINEZ HAS SIGNED A BILL FUNDING THE 2017 LEGISLATIVE SESSION. THAT WILL ALLOW HUNDREDS OF EMPLOYEES AT THE ROUNDHOUSE TO BE PAID. THE BILL ALLOCATES ABOUT EIGHT AND-A-HALF MILLION DOLLARS FOR THE 60-DAY SESSION.
HOWEVER THE GOVERNOR VETOED 800-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN EMERGENCY FUNDING FOR THE STATE’S COURT SYSTEM. SENATE DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY LEADER PETER WIRTH CALLED THE GOVERNOR’S ACTION “RECKLESS AND IRRESPONSIBLE.”
