The Associated Press reported today that Idaho might see a $179 million budget surplus when the books are closed on Fiscal Year 2012. That would follow an $85 million surplus for FY 2011.
But to hear Democratic Sen. Elliot Werk say it, the funds shouldn't be considered a surplus:
"When you low-ball your revenue estimates, slash and burn education, disenfranchise people from medical care, and you end up with a little more revenue in the basket, that's not a surplus," said Werk.…
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