The Governor began the budget season with House 1. It will decrease funds by about 1 1/2 billion dollars. It seems that many elder  .FOR MORE CLICK TITLE...  related line items were kept at the same funding levels as the current fiscal year. It has  been expected that there will be cuts in the Medicaid budget. There will be more details later. The House will determine how the budget should look and may make its decision sometime in April. The Speaker will release a more specific schedule.