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Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin is considering calling a special legislative session for lawmakers to address the issue of teacher pay raises. Budget cuts during the fiscal year were deeper than necessary, resulting in $140 million of unused and unallocated funds. […]

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Gov. Mark Dayton previously hoped to call a special session of the Legislature during the third week of August. Lawmakers have been unable to agree on key issues, including a controversial light rail bill, so no special session is currently […]

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Gov. Tom Wolf and lawmakers have agreed a special session is necessary to confront the growing problem of prescription drug abuse and illegal opioids. Last year, 3,300 people died in Pennsylvania, and this year the number is expected to grow. […]

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North Dakota lawmakers adjourned a three day special session on Thursday. The session concluded with the Legislature passing a bill to cover the state’s budget shortfall. Photo of the North Dakota State Capitol by MatthewUND on Wikimedia Commons.

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The Massachusetts Legislature adjourned its formal session on July 31 with a flurry of activity. Lawmakers passed several significant pieces of legislation, including a campaign finance law requiring certain independent expenditure-only committees to disclose their top five contributors, a law […]

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Gov. Robert Bentley has announced a special legislative session will convene August 15, 2016. The primary focus of the session will be a constitutional amendment allowing a statewide lottery. Bentley believes the lottery will solve the state’s financial problems.

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Gov. Bentley will call a special session. The session will focus on a constitutional amendment allowing a statewide lottery. Alabama is one of six states without a lottery, and Bentley believes it will solve the state’s funding problem. The dates […]

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The Hawaii State Legislature adjourned its special session sine die on Wednesday, July 20. Prior to adjournment, lawmakers voted to override Gov. David Ige’s veto of a bill to authorize severance benefits or early retirement incentives for employees who would […]

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State Sen. John Arthur Smith, chair of the Senate Finance Committee, and Treasurer Tim Eichenberg, have requested Gov. Susana Martinez to call a special session of the Legislature. The oil and gas slowdown has significantly affected the state’s budget, bringing […]

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On July 18, the Alaska Legislature adjourned its fifth special session. The Legislature failed to pass any deficit reduction measures the special session was called to address. Following the unsuccessful eight day session, it is expected that further work towards […]

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Gov. Mark Dayton, Senate Majority Leader Tom Bakk, and House Speaker Kurt Daudt have tentatively agreed to call a special legislative session during the third week of August. The governor and lawmakers have met several times since the Legislature adjourned […]

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July 15, 2016  •  

Utah Special Session Adjourns

On July 13, the Utah Legislature adjourned its special session sine die. Lawmakers voted for the state to allocate up to $10 million in funds for a new stadium in the Fairpark area of Salt Lake City. An additional bill […]

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Gov. Jack Dalrymple called a special session to convene August 2. The session is needed to address North Dakota’s budget shortfall, and it is expected to last three days.

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Hawaii legislators convened a special session Tuesday after Gov. David Ige vetoed a bill intended to assist state employees who will be affected when three Maui county hospitals are taken over by Kaiser Permanente on October 1. The state must […]

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