Budget theatrics rise as West Virginia legislative session nears end
On a day when the West Virginia House and Senate each advanced versions of the 2017-18 budget bill that would cut spending on state programs and services, following heated partisan floor debate, Gov. Jim Justice declared Wednesday that the session has “spiraled into crazy land.”
As required by the state Constitution, Justice on Wednesday signed a proclamation to extend the 60-day session to continue work on the budget — but only by one day, lamenting that it looks unlikely that there will be a budget agreement by then.
“We’re not going to get a budget, or we’re surely not going to get a budget that has any sense to it,” Justice said during a news event where he was backed by all Democrat members of the House of Delegates.
Justice has indicated that he will veto either of the legislative budget plans, if they reach his desk.
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