Said Budget Committee member Rep. Larry Crawford, R-Centertown,"I feel like we approached this backward. I think it would've been fiscally responsible to discuss the rainy day bill first."
"State employees deserve a cost-of-living increase this year," Rep. Larry Crawford, R-Centertown, said. "We want to find enough cost-savings to offer state employees an equal, across-the-board cost-of-living increase, exempting elected officials and department directors."