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We are in the last stretch of this year’s legislative session and the governor continues to act on the bills making their way to his desk. As of the end of last week, he has received 231 Senate Bills, signed 201 of those and vetoed five. On the House side, he has received 178 bills, signed 138, vetoed three and recalled one.

Negotiators are moving closer to finalizing a budget agreement, which must be done before the legislature can adjourn Sine Die. For the past few weeks, common education has remained at the forefront in the final budget discussions. Late last week, Senate Republicans announ...