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Posted by JP on Wed, 10/28/2009 - 16:27

Lawmakers and sources around the Capitol are talking of an ethics deal that would include capping how much legislative leaders and political parties can spend in primary campaigns. Haven't seen any details yet. Negotiations are continuing today supposedly in hope of having a vote before the fall session ends Friday.

Of note, Friday's end of session does not automatically kill off any pending plans. Lawmakers could come back in January (the start of the spring session) and take up any proposals with no legal of procedural hiccups. And these campaign finance proposals never targeted the upcoming elections anyway. They're all proposed for the next round of elections in 2012.