Budget shortfalls take spotlight at special sessionGuest column

Budget shortfalls take spotlight at special session

Guest column

For the third time in my legislative tenure and for the first time in this interim a special session will occur. This special session is for the purpose of addressing a serious budget shortfall. The special session is scheduled to begin on Monday, and possibly will last for two weeks to address a $63.5 million budget shortfall (give or take $12 million). House Appropriations, Senate Finance, House Tax and the Senate Tax committees have met in presession committee meetings to consider some of the nearly 100 bills that have been pr...