CloseSupport Our WorkEspañolSHAREBy Daniel HansenOur Legislature is in a special session to address the $1.2 billion deficit we have because of the COVID-19 pandemic and the economic shutdown we imposed on ourselves to combat the disease. By way of our state Constitution, we must have a balanced budget and so the legislators are looking at hard-to-make cuts. The pain will be real with lasting implications as education, mental health and other vital services are stripped down. Less openly, but not surprisingly, there is talk of “increased revenue streams” — or in realspeak, increased...…CloseSupport Our WorkEspañolSHAREBy Daniel HansenOur Legislature is in a special session to address the $1.2 billion deficit we have because of the COVID-19 pandemic and the economic shutdown we imposed on ourselves to combat the disease. By way of our state Constitution, we must have a balanced budget and so the legislators are looking at hard-to-make cuts. The pain will be real with lasting implications as education, mental health and other vital services are stripped down. Less openly, but not surprisingly, there is talk of “increased revenue streams” — or in realspeak, increased...WW…