Wednesday December 17, 2008
The cubby holes and office warrens on the fourth floor of the Legislative Office Building are a lot more quiet today, as the newly bloated Democratic House majority is gathering a few blocks away at the historic Lyceum building to discuss their plans for the cashless venture that will be called the General Assembly session of 2009.
Maybe this is a good year to say it’s a retreat, after all the years of hefty spending increases. It certainly won’t be an attack, or a march of the 114 House Ds, in 2009. At best, it’ll be treading water. Many of the state budget lines will be very happy to retain flat funding over the next two years.
