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The governor’s spending plan is under a microscope as legislative services provides an impartial budget briefing to a joint committee of legislators. Analysts compare the governor’s actions to address future deficits to relatively weak tea. Analysts say despite the governor’s rhetoric, he’s just kicking the can down the road. The budget deficit is being blamed, in part, on anemic growth in wages. Projections from corporate income, personal income and sales taxes are lower than expected.