By Hank Stephenson | Arizona Capitol Times
When lawmakers approved the state budget in March, they were staring at low revenue expectations and a deficit that forced them to make large, unpopular cuts from higher education, social services and other government programs.
But now, lawmakers are learning that state revenues are exceeding projections to the tune of more than $300 million in the current fiscal year. And even some fiscally conservative lawmakers are reconsidering some of the cuts they made when the state’s budget outlook wasn’t so rosy.
