House and Senate representatives began at 5:08 p.m. Thursday to try to iron out differences between the two chambers on the state’s two-year, 21 billion spending plan. “I’d rather have a root canal and an enema on the same day, but not by the same person,” Senate President Robert Stivers said as he entered room 131 of the Capitol Annex to begin the budget negotiations.

Source: House, Senate negotiators begin working toward budget compromise