$18.9 billion: Dollars in the state spending plan
108: - Pounds of fried squash consumed each Wednesday in legislative cafeteria
1,600: Number of teacher jobs reportedly saved by state lottery money
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Published Sun, Jul 11, 2010 07:01 AM
Modified Sun, Jul 11, 2010 06:59 AM
Modified Sun, Jul 11, 2010 06:59 AM
The legislative session by the numbers
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$50.7 million: Dollars cut from in-home care services for Medicaid recipients
148: Days in the session
7: Years it's been since the state had a budget in place by the start of the fiscal year, July 1
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