Adoption Of Budget Expected For Today
The Missouri Legislature acts toward a compromise 1.375 billion budget bill with a free conference vote after House approval 97 to 2. Senate backed free conference powers to reach a final agreement on city and county homestead exemptions and sunset review. The plan includes six year agency reviews and audits before possible agency termination.
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Columbia
House
Senate
Rex L. Carter
D-Greenville
Carter
Legislative Audit Council
State Reorganization Commission
South Carolina Moves To Make Martin Luther King Birthday a State Holiday
The South Carolina Senate approved a bill to add January 15, MLK's birthday, as a legal state holiday with optional time off for about 55,000 state employees. The measure also offers optional days off for Confederate Memorial Day May 10 and Jefferson Davis Birthday June 3, expanding holidays from 11 to potential three unworking days. The House previously sent the bill to the Senate after passage and debate, with McMillan the lone recorded nay in the Senate.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Senate
House
Sen
Gilbert McMillan
Aiken
Robert E. Lee
Jefferson Davis
McMillan
Police union to vote on tentative Memphis contract
Memphis police officials to hold a membership vote on a tentative economic pact with the city. Firefighters’ talks extended into the early morning as city negotiators pressed for an agreement. City leaders said police terms align with wage packages accepted by 11 other unions.
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Police
Memphis
Memphis, Tenn
David Baker
Memphis Police Association
Baker
Henry Evans
International Association of Firefighters
Wyeth Chandler
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Cyrus Vance
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Greg and
Jody
Hto Gad Jentege
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Aiken Standard
Greg Pitts
Jody Jimnies
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