The Choice Channel

“The speaker of the state House of Representatives can’t use excess House funds to pay for two private-school voucher programs axed in the state budget, according to an opinion released Wednesday by the Attorney General’s Office. House Speaker Jim Weiers announced last week a plan to use $5 million of about $9 million in a House contingency fund to pay for the programs, which provided scholarships to hundreds of disabled and foster-care children to attend private schools.” (07/16/08)