The first-term Republican up for re-election in the fall said in a statement Friday the proclamation will contain the “specific matters” state lawmakers may consider during the session. He has proposed roughly 10 percent budget cuts of state agency budgets, including public schools and higher education.
Lawmakers scheduled town hall meetings at both ends of the state on Saturday to hear comments from the public on how to handle the state’s $881 million budget shortfall.
Gibbons said he intends to sign the proclamation in his office at the Capitol Building Tuesday at 10:30 a.m.
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