Or Maybe Not!

March 10, 2026

I was, admittedly, being very optimistic with my last “post” that announced “One Week to Go!”.  To work backwards from Saturday (which is supposed to be the end of this Session):

• Budget to be passed by both chambers on Saturday – – 
• Conference Report must be available on Thursday – –
• Meetings to resolve all remaining issues need to be finished on Wednesday (?) to give staff time to assemble all of the material . . .
• As of 3pm on Tuesday – – no meetings were scheduled! 

There is a substantial difference of opinion between Louise Lucas, the Chair of the Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee and the Governor/House Appropriations Committee  on whether or not to retain the tax break currently in place for data centers.  Eliminating the tax break would add ~ $1.6 billion to the budget for other purposes.  

Clearly having additional funds make the issues that we care about easier to pay for – refer to our Post of 24 February and note the number of items where we suggest “Support the Senate Option.”       Stay tuned . . . . .