The injuries included cuts to his left hand that caused nerve damage.

With the state's new fiscal year just two weeks off, he said that could include cuts of up to $2.1 billion.

It included cuts in nearly every department including police and fire, as well as higher taxes.

His efforts included various cuts to programs, including in education.

The administration has expressed satisfaction with the package which includes real cuts of $4.6billion and $6billion in taxes.

Two also included cuts in benefits, and the third did not solve the system's financing problem.

The budget includes cuts in housing vouchers, medical research and some job training programs.

An option under consideration includes cuts of about 3 percent.

Earlier, administration officials acknowledged that the budget would include cuts in some programs for children and children's hospitals.

The bill also includes hard but necessary cuts to reduce government spending and help shrink the nation's deficit.