So there is a paradox. The multiyear UC compact with the governor provided a basic 5% increase - which the governor proposed to eliminate. But it is the legislature - with which there is no compact - that ultimately provided the increment.
In summary, the governor felt free to violate his own deal. The legislature imposed it back on him. Of course, he could use his line-item veto in theory to reduce the increment, but that seems unlikely since in recent years the governor and the Democratic leaders make a deal which is then signed unchanged.
So, is there a compact if the governor feels free to change it whenever dark budget clouds appear? Just asking...
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