Monday, January 04, 2010
Ky. General Assembly To Meet
KENTUCKY....
Beginning at noon Tuesday, Kentucky legislators will meet to begin a 60-day session in which they will consider issues including the state budget and expanded gambling. House Speaker Greg Stumbo says he will file the slots-at-tracks bill which passed the House last year but was killed by the Senate budget committee. Stumbo says, unless the Senate assures it would go along with the gambling bill, there's no need for a useless gesture in the House. Much of this year's session will focus on the two-year budget in which Governor Beshear expects a budget shortfall of more than $1.4 billion, but David Williams (R-Burkesville) puts it more at $900 million. Beshear is expected to deliver his budget plan to the legislature on January 19th. Legislators will work on it until the end of the session.
Beginning at noon Tuesday, Kentucky legislators will meet to begin a 60-day session in which they will consider issues including the state budget and expanded gambling. House Speaker Greg Stumbo says he will file the slots-at-tracks bill which passed the House last year but was killed by the Senate budget committee. Stumbo says, unless the Senate assures it would go along with the gambling bill, there's no need for a useless gesture in the House. Much of this year's session will focus on the two-year budget in which Governor Beshear expects a budget shortfall of more than $1.4 billion, but David Williams (R-Burkesville) puts it more at $900 million. Beshear is expected to deliver his budget plan to the legislature on January 19th. Legislators will work on it until the end of the session.
# posted by Homer Owens @ 8:05 PM 
