Last night, just before midnight, the 40th day of the Constitutionally mandated session came to a close.
Lawmakers in the House and Senate agreed to next year's budget by around two in the afternoon.
But for transportation - there just wasn't enough time to come to a consesus.
Lawmakers from both chambers held conference committee talks late into the night; but they failed to come up with agreement on how to fund the state's transportation network.
Leading talks in the House was Republican Vance Smith. His team of negotiators proposed a plan that would let voters decide if they wanted a statewide penny sales tax. If that vote failed, then the Senate's regional plan would take effect.
Lawmakers in the House and Senate agreed to next year's budget by around two in the afternoon.
But for transportation - there just wasn't enough time to come to a consesus.
Lawmakers from both chambers held conference committee talks late into the night; but they failed to come up with agreement on how to fund the state's transportation network.
Leading talks in the House was Republican Vance Smith. His team of negotiators proposed a plan that would let voters decide if they wanted a statewide penny sales tax. If that vote failed, then the Senate's regional plan would take effect.
"The Senate just for some reason wouldn't along with that, so..."
House Democrats like Dubose Porter say they're disappointed with their Republican colleagues.
"Transportation's the #1 economic development issue facing the state and for the 2nd year in a row it failed because of a lack of leadership from this administration."
Both chambers did approve a bill that would overhaul the DOT and let the governor appoint a planning director. That bill now heads to Governor Sonny Perdue's desk.
