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‘Would like to wrap up and go home’

Senators deliberate into the evening on Thursday; by 7 p.m. they'd passed more than 60 bills and resolutions in a single day, but a push to wrap up the legislative session by Friday appeared to have failed. Thursday was the 74th day of this year's legislative session. (Betsy Russell)
Senators deliberate into the evening on Thursday; by 7 p.m. they'd passed more than 60 bills and resolutions in a single day, but a push to wrap up the legislative session by Friday appeared to have failed. Thursday was the 74th day of this year's legislative session. (Betsy Russell)

By the time the Idaho Senate adjourned for the day at 7 tonight, it had passed more than 60 bills and resolutions since convening this morning. Senators first went on the floor at 10 a.m. "I still had more work I could suspend on and keep going," said Senate Majority Leader Bart Davis, R-Idaho Falls. But, he said, "People become exhausted, and I want them to read and understand the legislation, and I want them to feel free to debate and ask questions. I'm still pushing for possible adjournment tomorrow, but the stars would have to really align more significantly than I currently think they are aligned."

Davis said what he's hearing from senators is that "they would like to wrap up the work and go home."



Betsy Z. Russell

Betsy Z. Russell joined The Spokesman-Review in 1991. She currently is a reporter in the Boise Bureau covering Idaho state government and politics, and other news from Idaho's state capital.

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