Ellington

Andy Kanengiser of C-L reports: "State House and Senate negotiators will try to reach compromises on a slew of budgets for agencies, public schools, community colleges and universities as lawmakers enter the final two weeks of their four-month session at the Capitol. In conference committees, they also hope to find more money for prisons, Medicaid, mental health and other needs in the state's $3.7 billion budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1. Lawmakers have until Saturday to file conference reports."