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Senate Transit Bill Vote Live Blog

By Chuck Sudo in News on Jan 17, 2008 10:07PM

Right Now, the State Senate is in the process of grandstanding before voting on the amended transit funding bill. You can read Rich Miller's updates to this point here.

4:09 p.m.: The bill passes with 32 votes. Now the bill goes back to Governor Press Release, who better not add anything else to it.
4:07 p.m.: Hendon cedes the floor. Voting is open.
4:06 p.m.:Rickey Hendon on the floor now, licking Emil Jones' taint for all it's worth, saying "I wasn't aware you were a senior."