The House and Senate have scheduled session for Wednesday and Thursday. In observance of Laylat al-Qadr, the Legislature won’t hold session on Tuesday.

Senate Moves Earmark Reforms
This week, the Senate Appropriations Committee reported two bills making changes to legislatively directed spending items (LDSIs). Commonly referred to as earmarks, the legislation creates a definition of LDSI in state law and sets up a system for how they will be...