Lawmakers have a new budget plan to talk about.
It is an imperfect plan by all estimates, and it has uncertain prospects, but it is a plan nonetheless. They're also operating under a deadline. Rules adopted by the General Assembly give them until May 11, next Friday, to pass budget-related bills. That deadline could be extended, but some say that might be next to impossible if no agreement is in sight. The new plan comes from the House, and leaders discussed it at a Wednesday press conference.