Senate approves 'bipartisan' budget on 34-13 vote
One senator rose to say he was unsure it could be done. Another called it the first truly bipartisan budget "ever," comparing it half-seriously to the first moon walk.
Whatever its place in history, the state Senate voted 34-13 early this evening with nine Republicans joining majority Democrats to approve Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1087. The vote sends it back to the Democrat-controlled House for negotiations in a special session yet to be scheduled.