• The March 31 adjournment of the state Legislature signals the end to a successful legislative session. It was a busy session, and I'd like to highlight some of the work that was done.
• We agreed to a budget that increases state funding to K-12 schools by 3.3 percent, increases rates for Medicaid providers by 3 percent and allocates extra funds for providers who rely heavily on Medicaid.
• The budget freezes tuition at the state universities for resident on-campus stu

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