Author :  Erin Boeckman 
Date :  05/25/2007

Staff Writer
(OK) During another day of work that spanned the morning and night hours, the House on Wednesday took up both policy measures - ranging from ethics reform to taxation to criminal justice - and budget bills, approving allocation of the state's spillover money and agency allocation bills.

While there were rumors floating amongst legislators, lobbyists and legislative staff that both the Senate and House may conclude their business Thursday evening, the House failed to meet that goal. Although working through its dinner break, the House recessed for lunch and took a break in the late afternoon. Members heard 50 bills, debating ethics reform and higher education funding. Members also effectively killed two bills, one relating to landfills and one pertaining to the director of a criminal justice information center. Although the Senate concluded its business Thursday night, the House is schedule to return Friday morning to wrap up the session.