$150 billion budget passes House appropriations
The House appropriations committee passed a $150.1 billion, two-year state budget this morning. That's up $5.4 billion -- or about 4 percent -- from the current two-year cycle.
There's more money for education (because of population growth) and enough to put 100,000 more children back on the CHIP state health insurance plan.
Next step for the budget: The full House. Then it's over to the Senate.