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Fears of a special session to balance the budget and bickering over spending difference were put to rest today. Senate President Mike Haridopolos joined Speaker Dean Cannon on the House Floor to tell lawmakers they’ve reached a budget deal and are ready to move forward in conference. They also promised to end on time. Haridopolos says his friendship with the House speaker helped the two come to an agreement.

“We listened a lot to each other and that’s what made the difference in allowing us to get the allocation set, having a balanced budget, not raising taxes or fees like we promised and we are going to do our best to get out of here next Friday,” said Haridopolos.

Compromises are being made to merge the spending plan. It’s unclear at this point exactly what the Senate will get, but it looks like the House will get its bill to split the Supreme Court in two.