physical expansion has been undertak
en.” Governor Frank Carlson of Kan-
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Discussing the sales tax of Michigan,
Governor Kim Sigler said, "The ap
proval of the so-called sales tax-diver
sion has taken away a major share of
the State’s chief revenue and placed it
in the hands of, the schools and local
units of governm ent.G nder the amend
ment the schools may receive upwards
of a total of one hundred sixteen millr
ion dollars a year— a sum far in^ excess
of the wildest dreams of the most en
thusiastic school supporter b u t a few
weeks ago. Many townships, villages,
and cities will receive; moneys without
any relationship to their needs. This
condition presents, a lopsided financial
picture, and we find ourselves- faced
with this question— Can , we continue
the present State services and operate
the government at *Tts present leyd
w ithout the adoption of new taxes?”
Governor -Charles M. Dale of New
Hampshire made some comments on
personnel problems. "In the last year
the state has faced real problems w ith
respect , to personnel. You know | the
value of experienced help . . . To retain
experienced help in the state service it
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has been necessary to adjust compen
sation. T hat has been done for the-ap
proximately 2 5 00 classified'employees
of the state government . . . The in
creases in classified pay ranges are re
flected in the budget estimate for the
next two years. They do not affect the
annual increments of increase provided
by law . . i Reasonable increases are es-
sentiaf if we are tp maintain a high
standard of service, and will have my
approval . .: SE6||
"The largest task before usr” declar
ed Governor Thomas Dewey of New
York, "is, of course, th e maintenance
and improvement of the State’s ser-
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