Following Monday evening negotiations between different Senate factions and meetings between House and Senate leaders, it was clear on Tuesday morning that a deal to end the education brouhaha had been cut. As quickly as the deal was inked, the Senate State Affairs Committee met Tuesday morning to print SB 1199, the bill sponsored by…
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The House of Representatives met for about 45 minutes before breaking for the Easter holiday. During their brief morning meeting, House members concurred with the amendments the Senate made to HB 206, HB 221, and HB 259.
Even with yesterday’s failure of the 2014 public school appropriation on the Senate floor, it was clear today that lawmakers are not letting grass grow under their feet in their effort to complete their work and adjourn sine die. House and Senate Education Chairs Rep. Reed DeMordaunt (R-Eagle) and Sen. John Goedde (R-CDA), met early…
In what appeared to be an adult version of a temper tantrum, members of the Senate, led by Education Chairman John Goedde (R-CDA), took aim at HB 323, the 2014 Public Schools budget this morning and following several hours of debate about both the substance of the budget and the process used to develop it, mostly by members of the Senate Education Committee, the budget died on a 17-18 vote.
The House Education Committee met this morning and over objections from the IEA, they moved both SB 1147a and SB 1149 to the floor with recommendations that they “do pass”.