Clock's ticking for school finance deal
DallasNews.com | News for Dallas, Texas | Latest News: "When lawmakers arrived in the capital in January, Gov. Rick Perry declared an emergency: fixing school finance.
But after four months of working on the details, the House and Senate are not even close to a deal that would overhaul education funding and cut property taxes for millions of homeowners and businesses. The Senate, slowed by fights over business taxes, has yet to pass its versions of the bills so negotiations with the House can begin.
And with just three weeks left, most lawmakers and lobbyists agree that a compromise by the session's end, May 30, would be a surprise.
So much for the emergency."
But after four months of working on the details, the House and Senate are not even close to a deal that would overhaul education funding and cut property taxes for millions of homeowners and businesses. The Senate, slowed by fights over business taxes, has yet to pass its versions of the bills so negotiations with the House can begin.
And with just three weeks left, most lawmakers and lobbyists agree that a compromise by the session's end, May 30, would be a surprise.
So much for the emergency."
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