Comments on: Final Stretch of Legislative Session Update http://davidbly.com/index.php/archive/final-stretch-of-legislative-session-update/ Thu, 17 May 2012 02:51:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Andreson http://davidbly.com/index.php/archive/final-stretch-of-legislative-session-update/#comment-17216 Andreson Sat, 27 Jun 2009 10:35:22 +0000 http://davidbly.com/index.php/?p=1975#comment-17216 The conference committee on Senate Bill 1, the general appropriations bill for the state’s operating budget, will begin meeting regularly on Monday, May 4 at 8 a.m. The Senate version of the state’s budget totaled $182.2 billion, and the House version totaled $177.4 billion. Much work will need to be done in order to reconcile the two versions. Also, the Texas Department of Agriculture Sunset Bill is currently in the House Committee on Agriculture and Livestock. Every state agency goes through the Sunset process to update programs and policies to properly serve the public. Most issues have been worked out, and all stakeholders appear supportive of the provisions in the Sunset bill. I have been working with the members of the House Ag Committee, and I look forward to it moving forward soon . This 81st session has proven to be interesting. To date <a href="http://www.microsoft-certification-test.com" rel="nofollow">microsoft test</a> bills have been introduced, but as of April 30, only 10 have been passed and sent to the Governor. The conference committee on Senate Bill 1, the general appropriations bill for the state’s operating budget, will begin meeting regularly on Monday, May 4 at 8 a.m. The Senate version of the state’s budget totaled $182.2 billion, and the House version totaled $177.4 billion. Much work will need to be done in order to reconcile the two versions.

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]]> By: Kevin Budig http://davidbly.com/index.php/archive/final-stretch-of-legislative-session-update/#comment-16396 Kevin Budig Fri, 22 May 2009 23:26:13 +0000 http://davidbly.com/index.php/?p=1975#comment-16396 After 5 months of doing your best to get what you wanted with little or no compromise in spite of what you say. You attempt to shove this through at the last minute, knowing, KNOWING, you were going to force Pawlenty's hand and then the DFL makes accusations that it was all Pawlenty's fault. Using the threat of removing or cuttuing back on the poors safety nets, threatening hospital and cities. Yet you ask for 2 plus million for worm research? Paying the Xcel Center's bad debt? Dog parks? Bike Trails? Buying more land for the DNR when they do not have the funding to do anything with it? I did hear rumors that you did reach across and attempt some compromise. But......Disappointing. After 5 months of doing your best to get what you wanted with little or no compromise in spite of what you say. You attempt to shove this through at the last minute, knowing, KNOWING, you were going to force Pawlenty’s hand and then the DFL makes accusations that it was all Pawlenty’s fault.
Using the threat of removing or cuttuing back on the poors safety nets, threatening hospital and cities. Yet you ask for 2 plus million for worm research? Paying the Xcel Center’s bad debt? Dog parks? Bike Trails? Buying more land for the DNR when they do not have the funding to do anything with it?
I did hear rumors that you did reach across and attempt some compromise. But……Disappointing.

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