adjournment date

• Lawmakers Work On Without Being Paid

The Legislature decided to pay itself for work through June 8, though the statutory adjournment date was June 15. Leaders were optimistic they would be able to finish work early. Instead, both dates have passed and lawmakers toil on.

• Portland Press Herald
• June 20, 2011

• Kurt Erickson

It's getting to be crunch time in Springfield. With a scheduled adjournment date of May 31, the General Assembly still has a lot on its plate. State employee pension reform, massive cuts to Medicaid programs and, of course, a new state budget all remain works in progress.

• The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL
• May 23, 2012

• Legislators Tackle Budget, Taxes, Bonds ; State House: Lawmakers Have a Full Plate As They Look Toward a June 17 Adjournment Date.

Now that they've passed gay marriage, legislators are poised to turn their full attention to the budget, bonds and tax reform. With six weeks left to go in the session, there's a lot left to do.

• Portland Press Herald
• May 12, 2009

• Delay Announces Change to Target Adjournment Date; New Target Adjournment Date Oct. 8

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 /U.S. Newswire/ -- House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Texas) today announced that the new target adjournment date will be Friday, Oct. 8. The previously scheduled target date for adjournment was Friday, Oct. 1. -- Week of Oct. 4 --

• U.S. Newswire
• September 27, 2004

• Among Topics to Be Debated

AUGUSTA Back from a 12-day break, lawmakers will return to the State House on Tuesday to complete work on dozens of unresolved issues ranging from charter schools to fireworks and to respond to Gov. Paul LePages active veto pen. Legislative leaders originally had hoped to wrap up the 2011 session by June 8 to save money but ended up extending beyond the June 15 statutory adjournment date.

• Bangor Daily News
• June 28, 2011

• Little Action From Missouri Legislators

JEFFERSON CITY -- Although some other states are reining in the interest rates charged by payday loan companies, the movement is not taking hold in the Missouri legislature. Legislation to cap interest rates is languishing as the session moves toward its May 14 adjournment date. Although Gov. Jay Nixon used his State of the State speech Jan. 20 to call the industry a "voracious predator" for charging people 400 percent annual interest, little has happened since.

• Columbia Daily Tribune
• August 02, 2010

• It's Not Over Until It's Over - so When Is That?

Betting pools will begin this week as staffers and lawmakers try to predict the date and time of adjournment. House Speaker Robert Nutting, R-Oakland, informed the House last week that there will be no session today, and that the rest of the week is anyone's guess. The budget will be the big item on the agenda, but there will be other bills to debate as well.

• Portland Press Herald
• June 13, 2011

• School Cost-Cutting On the Table -- Desoto Lawmakers Wrangle Over Ideas, Including Option of Fewer Days in Class

Despite the failure this week of a bid to furlough teachers and other school district employees as a cost-saving move, local legislators aren't throwing in the towel on ways to help school districts save money this fiscal year. State Sen. Merle Flowers, R-Olive Branch, said Friday that other cost-saving measures are still in the works that he hopes will win approval before legislators' scheduled adjournment date of April 3.

• The Commercial Appeal (2007-Current)
• March 22, 2010

• Budget Negotiations Remain in the Dark; Talks Between Blagojevich, Jones and Madigan Do Not Seem to Be Going Smoothly

SPRINGFIELD (AP) - A $55 billion state budget, proposals for new programs and new taxes, demands for more money - all of it comes down to three Chicago Democrats negotiating behind closed doors. But Gov. Rod Blagojevich's budget talks with House Speaker Michael Madigan and Senate President Emil Jones do not seem to be going smoothly. The Legislature's April 7 adjournment date came and went without any agreement.

• Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)
• April 11, 2006

• Virginia's Legislative Session Begins

Editor's note: During the General Assembly session in Richmond, one of our area lawmakers submits a report on what is happening in the capital. As a public service, we are pleased to print this lawmaker's views on the legislative session. This is her report. RICHMOND -- Jan. 13, 2010 marked more than just the 13th day of a brand new decade. It was the genesis of a new General Assembly session at the state Capital in downtown Richmond. This session is scheduled to run for 60 days and the expected date for adjournment is Saturday, March 13.

• Progress - Index, The; Petersburg, Va.
• July 01, 2010