Day 2: Tracking the fifth special session 
By Jim Small
Published: December 18, 2009 at 2:26 pm
UPDATE: 3:14 p.m.
The House has given preliminary approval to a bill that fills in $195 million of the state’s $1.6 billion deficit. The measure cuts agency funding and raids specialized funds.
Lawmakers in both the House and Senate will return to the Capitol tomorrow. House members will vote on the measure and, if they approve it, ...