Kentucky lawmakers have not yet made progress on a two-year state-spending plan. House and Senate leaders did not officially meet Monday after failing to reach an agreement last week.
The General Assembly is scheduled to adjourn for the year on April 12th. If lawmakers don’t pass a budget by then, Republican Governor Matt Bevin would have to call a special session in order to have a spending plan in place when the fiscal year begins July 1st.
If no budget passes by the end of June, parts of state government would shut down. However, federally mandated programs like Medicaid and K-12 education would continue.
Senate Republicans have called for higher education cuts to help the state's public pension debt. House Democrats have refused any cuts to education.
