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Overtime session? Get our take on video

Brad Shannon | The Olympian • Published March 30, 2011

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I joined Jordan Schrader and Pete Callaghan of The News Tribune yesterday for a video chat about session and prospects for an overtime period in June. You can see and hear us here or here.

For the purist readers, here's what I blogged a couple of days ago about the molasses moment that House Democratic budget writers seem to be going through.

I have believed since before session began that lawmakers would have to come back in June for adjustments to the budget and/or finish a tax package for the November ballot. The question now is whether they can get their first draft budget written into law by April 24, the 105th day of regular session.

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