A source in the room where the Budget Conference Committee is being held said Rep. Larry Clark just stood up and said "It's over."
And all the House Democrats left.
If this is it on the budget, the next most important thing for the legislature to do is get serious about cutting public employee benefits to keep from bankrupting the state. That would be the conference committee on HB 600.
Midnight update: Jack Brammer of the Lexington Herald Leader says Speaker Jody Richards told him they will meet at 4 pm Saturday to try again on the budget.
