Lawmakers slap together on-time budget

STATE HOUSE — Responding to instability in the stock market that has shredded revenue estimates for next year, House and Senate leaders on Thursday will seek passage of a $39.15 billion budget accord for the fiscal year beginning Friday that slashes $750 million in projected revenue and $413 million in proposed spending from budget bills agreed to in April and May. The (H 4450), reached on Wednesday by six House and Senate negotiators, preserves increases to local aid and school funding for cit

STATE HOUSE — Responding to instability in the stock market that has shredded revenue estimates for next year, House and Senate leaders on Thursday will seek passage of a $39.15 billion budget accord for the fiscal year beginning Friday that slashes $750 million in projected revenue and $413 million in proposed spending from budget bills agreed to in April and May. The (H 4450), reached on Wednesday by six House and Senate negotiators, preserves increases to local aid and school funding for cit…