News-Record.com

. . . "continuing resolution." Good.

That's right folks, time is just about up for the General Assembly to pass a budget by its deadline on July 1, er, July 20 so its almost time for them to set themselves a new deadline. I'm hearing it may be sometime in the first week of August. Until then, the continuing resolution will "keep the lights on and the prisoners locked up" and many of the folks around here are fond of saying.

And yes, updates here have been sparse this week. I've been working on a few things for the weekend papers. But there'll be plenty of time for more bloggy legislative goodness here in Cap City, the honorables aren't going anywhere for a while.

Update: This confirmation from our friends at the Associate Press:

"The second stopgap measure would expire Aug. 5 and provide more than $205 million to meet projected enrollment growth this fall in the public schools, universities and community colleges. The bill will be on the House floor Monday night."