Special Session Addresses Capital Outlay, Jobs

FOR THE FIRST TIME IN FOUR YEARS, STATE LAWMAKERS WILL MEET IN SPECIAL SESSION MONDAY. AMONG THE ITEMS ON THE AGENDA…A NEARLY 300-MILLION DOLLAR CAPITAL OUTLAY BILL. STATE REPRESENTATIVE LARRY LARRANAGA HELD OUT HOPE A COMPROMISE COULD BE REACHED, WHEN PROSPECTS LOOKED DIM A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO.

LAWMAKERS WILL ALSO CONSIDER A PACKAGE OF TAX INCENTIVES TO BRING BUSINESS TO THE STATE…ALONG WITH ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE COURTS AND THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.

LEGISLATION BEING CONSIDERED IS KEY TO TEMPORARILY JOB CREATION IN THE STATE.

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