Lawmakers unveil plan to fix a $650 million gap in FY09  

Republican leaders and Gov. Jan Brewer have apparently reached an agreement to fix a $650-million hole in the fiscal 2009 budget. Under the plan, lawmakers will redirect $300 million to the general fund from school districts’ so-called excess balances, apply $250 million in federal stimulus money and delay $100 million in university funding until fiscal 2010. Earlier this month, …