{Frankfort, Kentucky}...Kentucky lawmakers spent Sunday at the Capitol examining the budget proposal, which could be presented to House for a vote within two weeks. House Appropriations and Revenue Committee Chairman Rick Rand, a Democrat from Bedford, says House lawmakers will likely do some "fine tuning" but he foresees Governor Steve Beshear's $19.5 billion two-year budget proposal won't undergo any major overhaul. Rand says he expects the 8.4 percent cuts that Beshear proposed for most government agencies will largely stay in place, and he expects no pay raises, and no tax hikes.
