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June 11, 2008

Update: House Finance unveiling new budget plan today

STATE HOUSE – After months of protest rallies and lengthy hearings and a hours-long delay this afternoon, the House Finance Committee has begun to unveil the latest version of the 2009 state budget today.

The committee had expected a hearing on the plan to begin at about 2 p.m. today, according to a press release from House spokesman Larry Berman.

But a press briefing on the proposal by House Finance Committee Chairman Steven Costantino and his staff -- originally scheduled for 12:45 p.m. -- started late and ended a short while ago.

The committee went into its hearing on the budget plan next, starting at about 4 p.m. It is being held in Room 35 in the basement of the State House. The committee is also expected to vote on the proposal today.

While a summary of some of the budget proposals was provided to the press, the committee will distribute its complete proposal at its meeting this afternoon. Based on past practice, that may come out in sections at a time.

Details of the new plan, which aims at dealing with a massive budget deficit in a tough economy, have been hard to come by.

Projo.com will provide updates on the budget plan as they become available.

The previous version of the plan is online here.

The hearing today is scheduled to be broadcast live on Capitol Television, which can be seen on Channel 15 for Cox Communications and Full Channel cable subscribers and Channel 34 for Verizon subscribers.

-- With reports from the Journal State House bureau

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