DOVER, DE - JUNE 5: Delaware Governor John Carney is interviewed by broadcast media after placing the first bet at Dover Downs Casino on June 5, 2018 in Dover, Delaware.
Delaware is the first state to launch legal sports betting since the Supreme Cou DOVER, Del. - Members of the Delaware legislature’s budget-writing committee have added more than $120 million to Gov.
John Carney’s proposed operating budget for the fiscal year starting July 1.The Joint Finance Committee finished its revisions to Carney’s recommended spending plan on Wednesday.
Lawmakers added more than $124.5 million to the $5.48 billion spending plan Carney recommended in January. The revised budget plan, which must be approved by the House and Senate, totals more than $5.6 billion, roughly 10% higher than this year’s $5.1 billion operating budget.Committee members wrapped up their work by tweaking language that spells out how state agencies must spend certain appropriations.