Legislators talk budget standoff, federal funding

Legislators talk budget standoff, federal funding

SHOREHAM — While public education reform has been generating most of the headlines from the Statehouse, a budget adjustment act standoff between Gov. Phil Scott and the Legislature and the status of federal funding were the hot-button topics at this past Saturday’s legislative breakfast in Shoreham. The budget adjustment is undertaken by the Legislature during the fiscal year to ensure state expenditures track with the latest revenue figures. Th…