Tax cuts but little else clear the last day of the 1997 legislative session. The legislature enters its final day of the session. The governor's tax-cut plan remains stalled as religious bigotry charges made again. Lawmakers send the governor a ban on partial-birth abortions.
Lawmakers send the governor legislation to regulate managed care.
House approves a statewide vote on legalizing concealed weapons. The governor's child health insurance plan clears the Senate. Lawmakers deadlock on the tax-cut bill. Welfare reform legislation dies in committee. Special legislative session called.