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Beshear adds slots at tracks to special session By RONNIE ELLISCNHI News Service Williams’ proposal can’t be taken up in a special session unless Beshear puts it on the call or words the call broadly enough to allow the bill to be addressed. Williams, however, said both proposals deserve a hearing.
“If the legislature is not given an opportunity to hear both of these (proposals), then I’m not sure anything will go forward,” Williams said. He said Beshear’s proposal would be handled through the normal legislative process. “If it gets out of committee, it’ll get a vote on the floor and if gets 20 votes, it’ll pass,” Williams said. Beshear wouldn’t speculate on whether adding to the original agenda to address a budget shortfall might lengthen the session beyond five days – the minimum time it takes to pass a bill. Beshear is considering adding other measures to fund mega-projects and an economic incentives bill to the call. Williams said he’s agreed to pay for five days of the special session from the legislature’s budget but anything more than five days, he said, would have to come from the general fund. Special sessions cost about $60,000 a day. Stumbo issued a statement through his press spokesman. “I look forward to working with Governor Beshear on this very important legislation that will save our horse industry,” it said. “The evidence is indisputable that the industry – and the $4 billion it provides the state – is in trouble. To me, it is also indisputable that VLTs are the only viable way we can help our tracks compete with tracks in most other racing states.” Ronnie Ellis writes for CNHI News Service and is based in Frankfort. Reach him at rellis@cnhi.com. 
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