Legislature:Adjourns

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2009 Legislature, Second Longest in History

Boise--Idaho Lawmakers adjourned just after 3 pm Friday making the 2009 session the second longest in State history at 117 days.

In the end Governor Otter, the House and Senate settled on a $50 million compromise, far short of Otters original $240 million dollar proposal to rebuild the State's crumbling roads and bridges. The compromise included shifting funding for the Idaho State Police and Department of Parks and Recreation.

The session was marred by a bad economy and sluggish revenue projections, forcing lawmakers to set a conservative $2.5 billion 2010 budget some $460 million less than the original 2009 plan.