Battle not over on conflicting instructions to State officials on whether to follow Gov.’s spending dictates or Legislature’s financial blueprint.

The Albany Herald Editorial Board observes:

The unresolved issue of whether Perdue exceeded his constitutional authority in directing how state officials should implement the fiscal year 2008 budget is likely to take the forefront of the 2008 General Assembly, which may make the ’07 session look like the model of civility and cooperation by comparison.