We just passed the final version of the budget. We have to meet on the first business day of the year to approve it. It's an old custom.

Last year there were eight versions of the budget (the ninth version was passed by the board of education) ... This is version four. We'll probably do four or more of these (budgets) until it's adopted in September.

This is the final exam for a student that deserves to be failed. In the budget there is little or nothing to stimulate economic development.

I just think there's a lot of people ... who stepped up to the plate, who could make the same case.

We welcome anybody that wants to come and train and work with us.

It is time we passed a balanced budget amendment and return this government to limited spending.