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Article: Special session coming in Nov. Will cost the taxpayers up to $34K per day to solve deficit
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- Capital (Annapolis)
- Article date:
- September 19, 2007
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When the General Assembly is called back to Annapolis for a
special session to solve the state's fiscal crisis, it will cost
taxpayers between $23,000 and $34,000 per day.
That's the average cost to run the 188-member legislature for a
single day, according to the Department of Legislative Services. That
covers everything from lodging and meals to telephone bills and
postage.
"The governor feels there is a need for immediate action rather
than waiting until January," Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller,
Jr., said yesterday, referring to the General Assembly's regular
session. "In my opinion (a special session) is definitely going to
happen."
The governor is planning to have a session for ...