Senator Bob Rucho and Senator Fletcher Hartsell filed an Adjournment Sine Die Resolution last Thursday calling for the 2011-12 General Assembly to adjourn on Tuesday, June 19. That leaves ten legislative days to pass a balanced budget with no tax increases, regulatory reform, an energy bill allowing exploration of natural gas, live table games at the Cherokee casinos and maybe override a couple of the governor’s vetoes.
Of course any bill can be amended and the adjournment date could be extended but this group means business and has kept promises of less and more efficient government. It looks like the short session will live up to it’s name. And at a cost of $50k to the taxpayers each day they are in session, the sooner they adjourn, the better!
