Term-limit measure stalls after Senate tie
A deadlock in the Senate over whether to call a referendum on imposing term limits on statewide elected officials couldn't be broken Monday because Lt. Gov. Jari Askins declined to vote on the bill.
Askins, a Democrat, was called to the Senate chambers to break a 23-23 tie on Senate Bill 1987, but told senators she couldn't cast a vote because the bill applied directly to her. She cited a constitutional provision tha...
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