What speedbump?

I'm here at the office reviewing notes from a continuing legal education course on the 87th General Assembly from the beginning of the session with Robbie Wills and Bruce Maloch with Jeff Hankins moderating, and everything outlined in that program has essentially already happened as expected in this legislative session. When you put 135 type "A" personalities in one building with instructions to move the state forward while looking out for the interests of your individual district, you never know what you're going to get.

The only so-called speedbump, which isn't, has been a revision to the revenue forecast. Everyone with an eye on the budget has anticipated some sort of slowdown, and it's been known since the fall that the governor was looking for a way to use a portion of the surplus to plug budget holes as he sees fit. If the legislature acquiesces in the revised report or reaches some sort of compromise on it, that's what the governor will get. It's been a session where all sides have essentially come away with everything on the wish list, and the only thing left is to refer constitutional amendments, determine if/what amount will exist in the General Improvement Fund, balance and prioritize the budget via the Revenue Stabilization Act, and take up the last few remaining minor pieces of legislation that are still on the agenda.