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March 31, 2008
UPDATE: Senate tables budget

At 10:47 a.m., the Senate tabled the budget without discussion.

Word has it that a compromise is in the works, but details cannot be released yet. The House is breaking for partisan caucuses and will reconvene at 2 p.m.

All eyes on Senate

The Senate is scheduled to come in at 10 a.m., but whether they will take up the budget right away is uncertain.

Late Friday afternoon, the Senate abruptly adjourned because there wasn’t enough support to pass the $190 million supplemental budget. The pressure is on today because if they don’t pass something by midnight, a curtailment order will go into effect that cuts spending even more severely than either the Democratic or the Republican budgets.

Check back for updates throughout the day as things unfold.

Posted by Susan M. Cover at 11:00 AM
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