The General Assembly voted Saturday to extend the legislative session, which was scheduled to end Saturday night, for a few more days so House and Senate conferees can work out the final details of the state’s $77-billion two-year budget.
“The big sticking point for me was the House Republican plan to restructure future funding for public education to cut hundreds of millions of dollars in state money and effectively force local governments either to lower the quality of our schools or massively hike property taxes,” said David. “Now that House Republicans have backed off of that plan, I’m hopeful that the budget will be resolved within the week.”
