And they have to live with that budget. I hope we will continue to advocate that. We will revisit those issues, but I can't say how or when. We still need to address income tax reform for the poor. The budget has 718 projects.
Pork is a media term.
Every project in the budget was put in by at least one legislator. The Republicans should have done more for coal miners with black lung. I plan to call a special legislative session next January to address that and possibly other subjects. That's an unprecedented situation in Kentucky. I understand party discipline on organizational matters, but I never have seen anything like this.