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State considers nearly $1 billion in wildfire recovery costs

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Maui Mayor Richard Bissen made a new appeal to a key Senate committee on Tuesday for $401 million over three years to develop desperately needed housing on Maui. State lawmakers struggled to come to grips with wildly escalating recovery costs from the deadly Aug. 8 Lahaina wildfire. The Senate asked the state budget director to develop contingency plans for imposing state spending cuts.

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State considers nearly $1 billion in wildfire recovery costs

A daunting yet still-blurry picture of how much the state might have to pay for Maui wildfire recovery expenses in the near term emerged Tuesday at the state Legislature.

·Honolulu, United States
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Maui Makes A Big Ask As Rising Wildfire Recovery Costs Prompt Talk Of State Budget Cuts

The Senate asked the state budget director to develop contingency plans for imposing state spending cuts of 10% and 15%.

·Honolulu, United States
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Civil Beat broke the news in Honolulu, United States on Wednesday, February 21, 2024.
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