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Yet again, a broken budget process leaves public in the dark

IN THE DARK: General Assembly leaders Nicholas A. Mattiello, left, the speaker of the House, and Dominick J. Ruggerio, Senate president, have left the budget for the next fiscal year until the last minute, a tradition that does not serve the state well.
 / PBN FILE PHOTOS/MICHAEL SALERNO
IN THE DARK: General Assembly leaders Nicholas A. Mattiello, left, the speaker of the House, and Dominick J. Ruggerio, Senate president, have left the budget for the next fiscal year until the last minute, a tradition that does not serve the state well.
 / PBN FILE PHOTOS/MICHAEL SALERNO

It’s no surprise that the budget for the next fiscal year is being voted on by the General Assembly at the last second. That is to be expected in a state where backroom deals still play a strong role in making policy. But it still doesn’t make the process any more palatable. Senate President Dominick

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