They probably aren't done. Legislators have yet to begin work on a budget for the upcoming fiscal year, which begins July 1. There is an inexact science to the process. Mr. Walker, Mr. Coleman and a handful of others always are. There usually are several steps to getting a check.
Many legislators hold meetings before each session to ask what the locals want.
Lawmakers don't expect campaign contributions from the recipients. Their reward is being able to take credit back home when the check arrives. The requests then go to the appropriations committees of the House and Senate. State Sen. Charles Walker. The grants haven't always gone for exactly what's listed on the budget document, and figures have been rounded to the nearest hundred, or thousand dollars.