Kolb, a Republican, says he doesn't like the «three men in a room» process that decides which proposals make it into the final spending plan. (wshu.org)
The governor's budget is just the first step in the process; now he has to hash out compromises with the Legislature until the final spending plan is adopted in April. (poststar.com)
Those measures were dropped in the final spending plan because of resistance in the Republican - led state Senate. (wxxinews.org)