Budget hearings underway
The Joint Finance Committee starts its third day of budget hearings in Dover today.
On the docket today, the Delaware Criminal Justice Council (CJC), the state’s Criminal Justice Information System (DELJIS), and Housing. Committee members will take the next month and a half to go over the Governor’s $3.4 billion budget.
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