The Daily Digest: Last Day of Session Edition
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Welcome to the Daily Digest, where the Legislature is busy wrapping up its business for the year.
Capitol reporter Tom Scheck has this recap on where things stand less than 24 hours before the Legislature is due to adjourn for the year.
The details:
The House has passed a tax bill.
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An anti-bullying bill died in the Senate.
The Senate passed a pared down bonding bill.
Voters will decide in 2016 whether an independent commission should be created to set the pay of state legislators. Both the House and Senate dropped a bill to increase legislator pay.
Elections and campaign finance bills drew bipartisan support.
Both chambers finalized the K-12 funding bill.
Water fees were dropped from the environment budget bill.
In Washington
The New York Times took at look at dysfunction in the Ohio IRS office where empoyees were directed to give extra scrutiny to Tea Party groups applying for non-profit status.
The Washington Post asks whether Hillary Clinton can rebuild her inner circle before a potential 2016 presidential bid.
Politico reports that House Dems are anxious about the latest troubles for the White House and how they could affect the 2014 midterm elections.
