Complex sentence: Conflict between the Republican-dominated state House and Senate resulted in costly delays in approving the 2015 budget; the state was without a budget for the longest period in any year since 2002.
Split into simpler sentences: Conflict between the Republican-dominated state House and Senate resulted in costly delays in approving the 2015 budget. Due to the Republican impasse, the state was without a budget for the longest period in any year since 2002.