Governor: No special session unless consensus is there

The governor made it clear today that he won't call a special session to consider raising the state's severance tax on natural gas unless he gets a commitment from the majority of legislators required. That means that not only is it necessary to persuade 3/4 of each chamber, the committees in both the Senate and the House must have the necessary support. Otherwise, it doesn't really matter whether there is overwhelming support for the measure. Here's the Associated Press article.