In today’s Under the Dome in The News & Observer, Senate President Pro Tem Marc Basnight said he will end the ban (scroll to last item) on any Senate committee work outside of the budget process.
By the end of Thursday, Basnight announced he would end the shutdown starting Monday. He said the budget negotiations were now primarily between him and (House Speaker Jim) Black, so the rest of the Senate could return to regular business.
“We’re not going to hold anything back,” he said.
I guess they just have to iron out those last few slush fund deals.