Decorum Returns to State Senate

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Before passing the state bi-ennial budget onto the Governor, the state senate cleared the air over what happened the last time they met. Very early last Thursday morning, after 16-hours, the state senate erupted into chaos. Nerves were already frayed when Republicans introduced last minute changes and then imposed time limits on speeches. As Frederica Freyberg reports, the raw partisan wound has healed, but scars remain.

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