The House budget-writing committee on Thursday voted to keep $1 million from the Commerce Department's administrative expenses until lawmakers get information they want about how much is spent on economic development incentives.
Republican state Rep. Kristey Williams, vice chair of the committee, made the motion holding the money back from Commerce as the House Appropriations Committee debated the agency's roughly $183 million budget for fiscal year 2026.
Williams wants the agency to supply the Legislature with information about how much is being paid out in development incentives. She specifically wants to know how that is affecting the . . .
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