UPDATE: House awaits amendments

The House came back into session shortly before 3 p.m. to get the budget moving again and in a position where amendments could be offered. Democrats have reintroduced virtually the same budget that passed the House last week. The $190 million proposal includes $65 million in cuts to human services and $34 million from education. The major difference is this version does not include a hospital tax component. House Minority Leader Josh Tardy, R-Newport, objected to not sending the budget to the Appropriations Committee first and called for a roll call. On an 80-55 vote, Democrats voted not to send the document to the committee. Rep. Richard Sykes, R-Harrison, asked for someone to explain what