Democratic leaders just told House members that the way to get the $190 million supplemental budget passed is to start from scratch.
At 10:47 a.m., the Senate tabled the budget without discussion.
Word has it that a compromise is in the works, but details cannot be released yet. The House is breaking for partisan caucuses and will reconvene at 2 p.m.
All eyes on Senate
The Senate is scheduled to come in at 10 a.m., but whether they will take up the budget right away is uncertain.
In the blink of an eye, the Democrats on Friday put off making any decisions on the $190 million supplemental budget until Monday.
The House voted around 12:15 p.m. to adhere to the budget version it passed yesterday, which means the House and Senate don
The $190 million budget is back in the House, although it
The Senate voted 22-13 at 11:20 p.m. on a budget amendment sponsored by Sen. Bill Diamond, D-Windham.
The Senate tonight spent about 30 minutes debating the Republican version of the $190 million budget before voting 20-15 to defeat it.
Sen. Kevin Raye, R-Perry, said the Republican proposal sought to put limits on who can sign up for Medicaid benefits.
The $190 million budget bill is on its way to the Senate, which is scheduled to convene at 6 p.m. to begin deliberations.
The House rejected 13 amendments and adopted two. House members spent more than six hours in session today, most of it on the budget.
