Budget has local project funding

The Senate has voted unanimously to pass its 2026 supplemental capital budget.

Our supplemental budget complements the two-year capital budget enacted by the Legislature last year by spending money in a responsible manner while addressing important needs throughout the state. Working with our Democrat counterparts, we identified priorities and worked together to create a budget that is both effective and prudent. Our budget does a very good job for several areas, from K-12 and higher education to water infrastructure, housing and flood response.

As the ranking Republican on the Senate capital...