Officials are still weighing how to close the State Board of Education 's projected multi-million dollar budget gap after the General Assembly failed to finalize a legislative solution last week.
Lawmakers left town late Wednesday without tweaking a voter-approved law legalizing the recreational use of marijuana.
Steep K-12 licensure fee hikes may be coming unless the State Board of Education finds an alternative way to address its budget woes after a legislative solution stalled.
House Republicans are regrouping after seizing control of the caucus campaign fund even as Speaker Jason Stephens appeals a recent preliminary injunction.
Members of the House and Senate put their finishing touches on several pieces of primary and secondary education-related legislation before joining students on summer vacation.
Following through on a course charted last week, the legislature with broad bipartisan support passed a $6.2 billion bricks-and-mortar spending package in the final session before summer recess.
Legislation to license mental health assistants and repeal a controversial transportation budget provision were among a host of items advancing following a four hour-plus Senate session Wednesday.
The sponsor of a controversial higher education bill indicated it may revert to a prior form less palatable to opponents next session if the House fails to pass it this General Assembly.
A lengthy House calendar for the chamber's likely final session before summer recess does not include one closely watched measure.
Over the next two days, state lawmakers have packed their schedules with well over a hundred bill hearings – around 60 of which may result in a vote, including the $6 billion capital budget – setting themselves up for lengthy final sessions Wednesday before they leave for summer break.