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Speaker of the Assembly Mike Huebsch needs 24 Dem votes to pass the budget if it includes ANY TAX INCREASE. (i.e. any budget)

Think about this when you ponder why the budget deliberations drag on. The freshman and "no-tax ever" Republicans have delivered control of the budget into the hands of any Democrat that can give the Speaker the votes he needs to pass the budget.

What irony.