Pannell v. Thompson

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• upholding limit in appropriation bill on amount that could be spent on entire general relief assistance program, even though statute specified payments of certain amounts
• upholding limit in appropriation bill on amount that could be spent on entire general relief assistance program, even though statute specified payments of certain amounts
• specific spending limitation of $6,090,000 prevails over general authorization to make expenditures and general prohibition on reductions in the Department of Social and Health Services spending program
• specific spending limitation of $6,090,000 prevails over general authorization to make expenditures and general prohibition on reductions in the Department of Social and Health Services spending program
• courts will not direct legislature unless funding of program is constitutionally mandated
• limitation contained in appropriations act requiring no more than a certain amount to be expended made no substantive change or amendment of statute so that its inclusion in appropriation bill did not amount to unconstitutional amendment of the general law

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