In non-budget news...
Governor Perdue's budget proposal owned the news cycle today. But state lawmakers had a couple other items on their collective plate.
Posted — UpdatedPerdue's budget proposal owned the news cycle today, here and all over the state. It was wall-to-wall coverage— the plan rollout, the staff walk-through, reactions from Rs and Ds, teachers and state workers, county officials and dogwalkers and random guys on streets.
But it's also fair to point out that, at least for the past decade, governors' budgets have found more use as doorstops than as roadmaps. Legislators tend to like to write their own spending plans, finding out in the process what the governor will or won't support.
In the meantime, state lawmakers had some other measures to deal with today:
- After a lengthy debate Wednesday, House lawmakers didn't argue much over the final reading of H48, getting rid of four state-mandated End of Course tests. It sailed through, 94 to 13, and is off to the Senate.
- Senate Judiciary 1 heard public comment today on S33, the medical malpractice reform proposal. Most of the audience comments were in opposition to a proposed cap on non-economic damages. Senate leaders are hoping to bring the bill to the floor next week.
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