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Otter orders 1 percent holdback on state spending (access required)

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Published: September 26,2008
Time posted: 1:00 am

Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter signed an executive order this afternoon that orders state agencies to reduce their spending immediately by 1 percent, in response to a significant revenue shortfall projection just a few months into the new fiscal year. The governor additionally instructed state agency directors and administrators to set aside 1.5 percent of ...



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