Lawmakers Ponder Economic Boom or Fiscal Bubble

Is this a financial bubble or an economic boom? That’s the question lawmakers ponder as they make second-year adjustments to the state budget. Analysts seem to think it’s a bubble created by an influx of federal pandemic relief. The administration thinks the state coffers are burgeoning because of a booming economy. Look at all the “help wanted” signs and make up your own mind. The…