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House Minority Leader Lupe Contreras, right, discusses budget issues with Oscar De LosSantos, the assistant minority leader on Friday. (Capitol Media Services photo by Howard Fischer)

Howard Fischer and Bob Christie Capitol Media Services//June 15, 2024//

State lawmakers gave up enacting a new state budget late Friday, hoping to start over again Saturday morning. But the reason for exactly why remains in dispute. House Speaker Ben...

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