UPDATED: Education hole balloons to $58 million

Tim Ashe, Senate President Pro Tem, left. House Speaker Mitzi Johnson, right.
The education fund gap is much higher than originally projected, legislative analysts say.
The gap, which had been reported by the Scott administration to be $40 million, is actually $58.2 million. That’s because special education spending is higher than anticipated, and the governor, in his public statements, hasn’t take into account funding needed to fill statutorily required reserves.Get all of VTDigger'