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TOTAL                   Approp.     Governor  Legislature     Percent
FUNDS                   FY 1995   Recommends       Passed    Increase
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Corrections               251.8        295.4        295.9       17.3%
Elected Officals           55.1         61.7         60.2       12.0%
Mental Health             531.5        592.8        595.5       11.5%
Payment on bonds          170.7        190.2        190.2       11.4%
Courts                    100.2        110.6        112.8       10.4%
Conservation               84.5         91.1         91.1        7.8%
Primary Education       2,946.0      3,170.8      3,175.2        7.6%
Higher Education          726.4        775.7        763.2        6.8%
Natural Resources         253.6        269.3        247.1        6.2%
Social Services         3,603.3      3,821.3      3,822.0        6.1%
Agriculture                33.7         35.6         36.2        5.6%
Administration Office     506.4        515.6        518.4        1.8%
Transportation            958.1        959.3        994.2        0.1%
Health                    248.1        243.5        263.6       -1.9%
Revenue                 1,128.6      1,098.3      1,098.3       -2.7%
Insurance                  10.2          9.9          9.9       -2.8%
Legislature                26.5         25.4         25.9       -4.3%
Labor                     179.5        168.3        168.4       -6.3%
Public Safety             255.7        204.7        209.3      -20.0%
Economic Development      335.9        212.5        214.5      -36.7%
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TOTAL                 $12,405.6    $12,851.7    $12,891.9        3.6%

GENERAL                 Approp.     Governor  Legislature     Percent
REVENUE                 FY 1995   Recommends       Passed    Increase
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Corrections               217.1        261.7        262.2       20.5%
Labor                       2.7          3.2          3.3       17.4%
Agriculture                 9.8         11.1         11.7       13.0%
Payment on bonds           89.6        101.1        101.1       12.9%
Social Services           739.4        803.7        801.1        8.7%
Revenue                   528.9        565.1        565.0        6.8%
Natural Resources           9.2          9.8         10.2        6.8%
Courts                     97.2        103.4        103.2        6.3%
Elected Officals           35.6         37.5         35.7        5.1%
Mental Health             402.0        422.3        501.0        5.1%
Higher Education          630.0        654.0        651.0        3.8%
Administration Office     321.2        331.1        332.1        3.1%
Primary Education       1,993.4      2,030.9      2,039.0        1.9%
Economic Development       35.9         36.3         38.8        1.0%
Transportation              4.2          4.2          6.7        0.5%
Conservation                0.0          0.0          0.0        0.0%
Legislature                26.2         25.0         25.2       -4.3%
Health                     42.6         36.8         44.1      -13.7%
Public Safety              41.3         34.2         34.7      -17.2%
Insurance                   0.2          0.1          0.1      -74.8%
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TOTAL                  $5,226.6     $5,471.3     $5,566.2        4.7%

• ALL FUNDS includes state taxes, federal funds, gambling revenue, ear-marked taxes and fees.
• GENERAL REVENUE covers only those funds which the legislature is free to appropriate as it wishes. Some agencies (such as the departments of Transportation, Conservation and Insurance) receive little or no General Revenue. These agencies are funded totally or almost totally from ear-marked taxes and fees.
• For Higher Education, the total funds revenue does not include outside funds the universities raise from fees, federal funds, tuition, etc.
• A significant portion of the Revenue Department's budget is money to pay tax refunds.
• A significant portion of the Office of Administration's budget is money pay employee benefits for state workers in various departments.
• A significant portion of the Office of Administration's budget is money to pay employee benefits for state workers in various departments.