14 February 2007

The Legislature, Day 36

* AARP has the makings of a victory this session with the Senate's passage of a bill that would allow consumers to "freeze" their credit reports to blunt the damage from identity thieves. But though the bill was sent to the House on a unanimous vote, The Associated Press' Tom Breen notes misgivings over one of its provisions.

* The Legislature still has yet to address last year's Supreme Court ruling that sets the state school aid formula on a collision course with special laws that mandate county funding of public libraries. Public Broadcasting is the latest to assess the situation (an earlier post on the topic here).

* As expected, the racetrack table games bill was delivered to the full House on Tuesday. As with all bills, it requires three separate readings in as many days before a vote on passage. It was not read on Tuesday, though, setting the stage for a third reading and vote on Friday.

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