By Steve Woodcock, special to The Conway Daily Sun
CONCORD — This session of the House was called “Crossover Day.” Crossover Day is the last time bills coming out of a second House committee can be voted upon and sent to the Senate. This was a relatively short day with only a couple of dozen bills, all coming from the Finance Committee.
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