The state Assembly narrowly approved a hastily crafted, stripped-down version of a constitutional amendment to limit state spending shortly before dawn this morning after an all-night session.
The Republican-controlled Assembly voted 50-48 to approve the measure shortly after 4:30. Lawmakers struggled to keep their eyes open and several dozed in their seats. Democrats railed against Republicans for trying to pass a constitutional amendment they drafted in the wee hours without a public hearing or committee review.