While state legislators have addressed several major priorities this year, including water, transportation and ethics, issues like abortion, guns and teacher performance pay are still lingering in the final hours of the session.
Also left to hash out are Senate and House differences in the $17.8 billion budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1. With tax collections plunging, the budget was an obstacle that kept legislators at the state Capitol weeks later than usual.
Lawmakers must conclude their business by midnight Thursday.
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