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Dem slams Ariz. gov's absence as session falters
Nov 20th, 2009 - ColumbiaMissourian
A Democratic legislative leader criticized Republican Gov. Jan Brewer for being out of state while efforts to close out a special legislative session focused on Arizona's budget crisis faltered.
Ariz. lawmakers may have December special session
Nov 20th, 2009 - kansascity
Arizona legislators are still struggling to conclude their special session on the state's budget troubles but already are working on ideas for another one that could be held in December to do more to close the $2 billion shortfall.
West Virginia governor to approve pension rescue, new bonds
Nov 20th, 2009 - Reuters
MIAMI (Reuters) - West Virginia Governor Joe Manchin expects to sign bills giving the state's large cities pension-funding relief and approving the sale of $225 million in stimulus bonds...
Budget battle continues in Albany
Nov 17th, 2009 - bizjournals
New York state legislators remain far apart on a plan to erase the state’s $3.2 billion budget gap. Gov. David Paterson had called an emergency special session for Nov...
Masters of disaster: State Senate fiddles while fiscal Armageddon gets closer
Nov 15th, 2009 - NY Daily News
They can't handle the truth, and so they are driving New York toward disaster. They are afraid to admit that, for years, they've engaged in reckless overspending. They...

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Senator Jay Paul Gumm, D-Durant, was asked by KTEN News about whether a special session of the Oklahoma Legislature to deal with budget shortfalls was a good idea. The interview aired on the 5 pm, Wednesday, November 18 edition of KTEN News.
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This story aired on the Oklahoma News Report(ONR) on OETA-The Oklahoma Network. The reporter is Jason Doyle; photojournalists are Aaron Byrd and Pius Mburu. For more information, go to the ONR web site (news ...
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Special Session from WikiPedia:

In a legislature, a special session is a period when the body convenes outside of the normal legislative session. This most frequently occurs in order to complete unfinished tasks for the year (often delayed by conflict between political parties), such as outlining the government's budget for the next fiscal year, biennium, or other period. Special sessions may also be called during an economic downturn in order to cut the budget. In other cases, a special session may be convened to address an emergency such as war or natural disaster. That is sometimes called an emergency special session.

Who calls a special session varies - by vote of the legislature during regular session, by the executive, or by the legislature's speaker or presiding officer.