Also see the House roll call . The governor's child health insurance plan clears the Senate. After nearly a full day of debate, the Senate approved the governor's proposal to set up a private foundation to offer low-cost health insurance for children. For more information, see our newspaper story and our radio story . Also see the Senate roll call .
Lawmakers deadlock on the tax-cut bill.
The governor's plan to cut the sales tax on groceries has stalled in a House-Senate conference committee over the issue of tax deductions for private school costs. The Senate included the deductions for primary and secondary education costs, the House did not. House conferees argue deductions for parochial school costs would violate the state constitutional ban on government support of religion. But Senate conferees say they will not agree to a bill without tax break for school costs. The conference committee met twice Tuesday without reaching agreement.