Conference Committee this Weekend

The members of this committee are:

For the House: Harbin, Evans-R, Burkhalter, Alpharetta-R and Keen, St Simon Island-R

For the Senate: Hill, Reidsville-R, Williams, Lyons-R, and Stephens, Canton-R

These legislators are assigned to negotiate differences between the House and Senate versions of the budget. They have already begun discussions on the differences in the House and Senate proposed FY07 budgets and hope to get their work done by Sunday night. Very ambitious...To see the differences, go to Unlock's Action Alert page.

UPDATE 3:30pm
It looks like the most reliable rumor is that they will not hold a public meeting today. Some say that the Senate is holding their cards for a bit longer. We expect them to come in tomorrow, but not before 12noon.

UPDATE 1:30pm
I'm sitting here at the Capitol waiting for the Conference members to appear with the faithful few. There are two parts to this process - the iceberg below the surface is the time they spend in private chambers discussing budget items - working with the Governor's office and each other on compromises. These backroom discussions could last hours or days without any word. The tip of the iceberg is the time they hold public meetings to recognize their agreements. This can last minutes.

Dave, blogging from the Capitol