House will roll out operating budget proposal shortly

In just over an hour, House budget writers will roll out their operating budget proposal for the 2009-2011 biennium.

Yesterday, Senate leaders unveiled their proposal.

This afternoon, all the appropriations committees (Education, Health and Human Services, General Government) will meet at 1:30 to take public comments about their portions of the budget proposal. The Ways & Means Committee will meet at 3:30 to take public comment.

We'll post more details once the press event begins at 10. You can tune in or log on to TVW to watch it live.