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July 1, 2015  •  

DE General Assembly Adjourns

The Delaware General Assembly adjourned June 30, 2015, after many weeks of negotiation to pass the state’s budget. In the early morning hours of July 1, 2015, Gov. Jack Markell signed the budget bills and a transportation funding measure, marking […]

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The Washington Legislature adjourned its second special session on June 27, 2015, only to convene a third special session on the following day, June 28, 2015. Legislators were under pressure to come to a budgetary agreement by July 1, 2015, […]

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The General Assembly will convene a special session today, June 29, 2015, to complete work on the state budget and other unfinished bills from the regular session. Lawmakers will also address reforms to the prison and parole system as well […]

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The New York State Assembly has ended its 2015 legislative session as of Thursday, June 25, 2015. The session was originally slated to end June 17, 2015, but final details of an omnibus bill related to rent regulations and property […]

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The Florida Legislature adjourned its three-week-long special session Friday, June 19, 2015 after reaching an agreement on the state’s budget. Lawmakers returned June 1 after failing to pass a budget during the regular session due to a disagreement over Medicaid […]

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The Legislature adjourned a one-day special session after meeting for more than 15 hours on Friday, June 12, 2015. After taking several votes to pass the environment and agriculture bill, lawmakers completed the nearly $42 billion budget Gov. Mark Dayton […]

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The Kansas Legislature adjourned Friday, June 12, 2015. The 113-day session was the longest in state history after lawmakers struggled to fix a deficit in the budget. A typical session only lasts 90 days and each additional day costs taxpayers […]

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The Alaska State Legislature adjourned its second special session on Thursday, June 11, 2015. It took both houses nearly two months to reach an agreement on budget terms, pushing negotiations to within three weeks of a potential government shutdown set […]

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The 2015 regular session of the Louisiana Legislature adjourned sine die on June 11, 2015. Upon transmittal of a bill, Gov. Bobby Jindal will have 20 days to sign or veto the legislation. Photo of the Louisiana State Capitol by […]

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June 8, 2015  •  

Iowa Legislature Adjourns

The Iowa Legislature adjourned on Friday, June 5, 2015, after the Senate approved a state budget of $7.3 billion, effective for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015. Gov. Terry Branstad now has 30 days to approve or reject the […]

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Gov. Susana Martinez has called for a special session to begin today, June 8, 2015. Lawmakers will reconvene to continue work on a public works package they were unsuccessful in passing during the regular legislative session. Senate Majority Leader Michael […]

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Gov. Susana Martinez and leaders of the House and Senate have agreed to a special session. The session will focus on three pieces of legislation, including funding for state highways, senior centers, and higher education. The governor will officially announce […]

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The first regular session of the 121st South Carolina General Assembly adjourned Thursday, June 4, without reaching an agreement on a budget for the state’s next fiscal year. The legislature will return to Columbia for a three-day special session starting […]

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June 5, 2015  •  

Alabama Legislature Adjourns

The Alabama Legislature adjourned sine die Thursday, June 4, 2015. However, Gov. Robert Bentley is likely to call a special session because there is no state budget in place for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2015. The state Senate […]

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