The Delaware Joint Finance Committee completed two weeks of budget mark-ups in order find ways to reduce the governor’s recommended budget.
The governor had requested $37 million in spending cuts to help the state with a forecasted budget shortfall and lawmakers cut an additional $2 million.
One thing that didn’t make the cut was funding to help the state’s three ailing casinos.
The casinos have reported low revenues due to increased competition in other states, which had worried some lawmakers that jobs could be headed to the chopping block.
Lawmakers on Thursday also voted to temporarily “park” $3 million from the University of Delaware’s budget to the Controller General’s fund until they start getting some answers on what’s going on with the proposed data center.
Plans on the proposed center, which would be located on the UD STAR campus, have come to a halt as the university and the city of Newark have faced criticism from environmentalist groups.
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