June 15 - The clock is ticking. Legislators have until 11:59 p.m. today to pass a budget, or their checkbooks get lighter.
Both houses have set floor sessions this morning, and Democrats hope to pass all manner of proposals under their majority-vote Plan B.
They aim to erase the remaining $9.6 billion budget deficit through more cuts and fees, plus accounting maneuvers, delayed payments and a resurrected plan to sell and lease back state properties.
As Kevin Yamamura reports in today’s Bee, several of the proposals could face legal challenges.