In 1998, the governor and the Legislature tried to establish a more open procedure.

This Legislature has been trying to repeal or reform these inhumane laws for years without success.

In 1981, the Legislature tried to create its own right to veto state agency rules by means of concurrent resolutions.

The trial comes at a difficult time in state politics, as the Legislature tries to close a $689 million budget gap.

And in fact the Legislature was trying to take money away from him because he wasn't putting it into police officers.

The Legislature chose not to extend the program to people who have followed the rules and worked or tried to work.

In 1997, the Legislature tried for a third time and slightly broadened the criteria.

Income-tax opponents have said that the Legislature has not tried hard enough to cut the budget.

So the Legislature has often tried to gain the upper hand by refusing to act on the budget.

The system fell apart in 1998, when the Legislature tried a more open approach.