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June 26, 2008

Governor Carcieri signs $6.9 billion state budget / Photo

Journal photo / Connie Grosch
Governor Carcieri signs the state budget at a State House ceremony where he was joined by the General Assembly's leadership.

PROVIDENCE -- Governor Carcieri today signed Rhode Island's budget for the year that begins July 1 -- a budget designed to close a massive deficit.

The governor, a Republican, was flanked by legislative leaders of the Democrat-dominated General Assembly.

The state was projected to face a $425 million gap in its finances, something the $6.9 billion spending package is set to close, in part through cuts to programs for the elderly, the poor and the disabled.

Carcieri and lawmakers are taking reporters' questions at this hour in the State House State Room, where the signing happened. The room is packed with legislators, state department directors and others.

-- With reports from Cynthia Needham of the Journal State House Bureau and Journal archival reports

Your turn: What do you think of this year's budget?

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