Post by Logan on Apr 21, 2016 23:14:49 GMT -6
Senate budget work continues as lawmakers attempt to finish work
DES MOINES | Reality tolled Thursday on a beat-the-clock effort to adjourn the 2016 legislative session, forcing leaders to rely on a 16th week to finalize a $7.35 billion budget and a dwindling list of must-do bills.
Lawmakers in the Iowa House and Iowa Senate worked their way through fiscal 2017 budget issues on their 102nd session day but ended Thursday with too much on their legislative plates to complete this year’s agenda this week.
“I think we’re ahead of where we’ve been in recent years,” said Senate Majority Leader Mike Gronstal, D-Council Bluffs. “I think we’re in good shape. We’re working through problems. We will go back to our homes at the end of the day (Friday) and come back on Monday.”
Negotiations on remaining sticking points were expected to take place Friday and Monday with an eye on shutting down the 2016 proceedings some time during the next week, he said.
Read more: siouxcityjournal.com/news/state-and-regional/iowa/senate-budget-work-continues-as-lawmakers-attempt-to-finish-work/article_693d806f-a2f5-5ab2-9a6e-e5321eface55.html
DES MOINES | Reality tolled Thursday on a beat-the-clock effort to adjourn the 2016 legislative session, forcing leaders to rely on a 16th week to finalize a $7.35 billion budget and a dwindling list of must-do bills.
Lawmakers in the Iowa House and Iowa Senate worked their way through fiscal 2017 budget issues on their 102nd session day but ended Thursday with too much on their legislative plates to complete this year’s agenda this week.
“I think we’re ahead of where we’ve been in recent years,” said Senate Majority Leader Mike Gronstal, D-Council Bluffs. “I think we’re in good shape. We’re working through problems. We will go back to our homes at the end of the day (Friday) and come back on Monday.”
Negotiations on remaining sticking points were expected to take place Friday and Monday with an eye on shutting down the 2016 proceedings some time during the next week, he said.
Read more: siouxcityjournal.com/news/state-and-regional/iowa/senate-budget-work-continues-as-lawmakers-attempt-to-finish-work/article_693d806f-a2f5-5ab2-9a6e-e5321eface55.html