Legislative Updates

Well, the legislature hasn't adjourned, but they did pass a budget in time to avoid a partial government shutdown!  And the budget, from our perspective, turned out quite well for human services, including children and family services.  A budget...

We seem to be getting close to finalizing a budget – which would be great, given today is June 30th, the last day of the fiscal year, and the day a budget needs to pass in order to not have a partial shutdown of state government! The House and...

Today is the third day of the third special session… and hopefully a budget is forthcoming! Brief update: The revenue forecast came out on the 20th and is roughly $81 million higher for the remainder of this biennium (which ends June 30th) and $86...

Another special session is coming to a rapid close… June 21st is the last day of the second special session, and it is expected that the Governor will call a third special session right away.  The eagerly-anticipated revenue forecast will be...

We are now well into the third week of the second special session.  And, unfortunately, there seems to be little movement towards reaching an agreement on McCleary or the operating budget. The Office of Financial Management has posted information...

Another week and another session has come and gone… AND a new session has begun!  On May 23rd, the first special session ended, and the Governor called the legislature back into session right away for a second special session.  While very few...

This is the last week of the first special session, and again there is very little to report with respect to progress on the operating budget.  While we won’t know until it happens, the expectation is that the Governor will call the second special...

The third week of the first special session is coming to an end, and the last day of the session is just around the corner, on May 23rd.  It is expected that the Governor will call for a second special session right away, but regardless, bills that...

We are closing out the second week of the first special session, and, unfortunately, there isn’t much to report. Both the House and the Senate were in on Tuesday, passing bills that had reverted to the house of origin since they had not passed out...

With very few people around, the legislature adjourned Sine Die on Sunday, April 23rd.  And also, with few folks present, the special session began on Monday, April 24th!  So, what can we expect from this point forward? It is expected that the House...