Lawmakers work to revive MAEP rewrite, PERS changes as session nears end
by Mississippi Today
Mississippi Today— The House and Senate have been at loggerheads much of this legislative session over the school funding formula and government pension system.
FOX News—Alabama lawmakers eye gambling compromise as legislative session nears its end. Alabama lawmakers on Tuesday proposed a compromise on gambling legislation that would authorize a state lottery and multiple sites with electronic gambling machines. But the measure faces an uncertain outlook in the closing days of the legislative session. A conference committee approved the two-bill proposal as lawmakers aim to put the issue to a statewide vote this August. Lawmakers in the Alabama House of Representatives and Alabama Senate could vote on the measure as soon as Tuesday evening....
Mississippi Today—Lawmakers send MAEP education funding formula rewrite to governor. Under the first year of the new formula, K-12 education is supposed to receive an additional $230 million, about $50 million less than MAEP would have provided if fully funded.
ABC Columbia—This week: SC Lawmakers are set to end this years legislative session at State House. This week lawmakers are set to end this years legislative session at the State House. Lawmakers will be pushing bills to the finish line.