HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Republicans on the House Appropriations Committee are moving some money around in the state's next two-year budget, but are resisting Democratic efforts to increase spending.
The committee voted Monday to restore funding for seven vacant positions it proposed cutting from the vocational rehabilitation program and instead cut six unfilled positions from the child support enforcement division.
Lawmakers also moved nearly $16 million into the Children's Health Insurance Program to make up for reductions in federal funds and a decline in tobacco tax collections.
