Topic - Kirsten Figueroa

Together, the essential services budget and supplemental budget takes spending to historic levels - about $10.3 billion - but it remains balanced and the state's rainy day fund remains at a record-high level, said Kirsten Figueroa, commissioner for the Department of Administrative and Financial Services.

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Though the revenue figures are promising, Figueroa said the agency is being cautious and monitoring developments.

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