by James DeChene
The 149th General Assembly completed business at 8:30 a.m. on July 1. With the budget, bond, and grant-in-aid bills being completed and/or passed prior to June 30 with bipartisan support, the final night was expected to be noncontroversial. However, the contentiousness and rancor that permeated 2017 returned, leaving members, staff, lobbyists, and the general public in attendance with another long last day of session.