The Legislature adjourned Sine Die Thursday, the 60th day of a 60-day session. They passed the operating budget — 54-44 in the House and 25-24 in the Senate — which they released Wednesday evening. The Legislature also finalized a capital budget — 96-2 in the House and 49-0 in the Senate. >>
The experience I’ve gained being the State Board Legislative Interns is one I will carry wherever I go. It’s changed the way I will approach the next college I attend and the next job I hope to land,with an emphasis on being a constituent as well. >>
With less than six days to go in the 60-day legislative session, Senators and Representatives are voting bills out of their chambers, reconciling any differences between bills, and working to resolve difference between operating and capital budget proposals. >>
Legislation often beings with a story, an idea, a person. When those ideas receive a bill number and in turn get a public hearing and then pass their chamber of origin, that’s when we see the beauty of the legislative process. With the session winding down, it also places emphasis on future of legislation that hasn’t received consensus yet. Over the last two weeks, it’s felt like the session has been racing to finish line, but that has not stopped the drive legislators have to address issues and get policy to the finish line. >>
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