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The threat of extra innings in the state legislative session appears to be behind state lawmakers charged with balancing the budget.

Weekend budget negotiations between the House and the Senate fell apart because the two chambers couldn’t come to an agreement over how to spend 800 million federal Medicaid dollars. Talks resumed today. State Senator Evelyn Lynn says she’s still prepared to leave Tallahassee April 30th.

“We have to negotiate. Our money is never the same, so who is going to give and who is going to take,” said Lynn. “I think we’ll finish on time.”

Even if lawmakers reach an agreement on time, there is still a chance that Governor Charlie Crist will veto their legislative spending plan and call a special session to rework the budget before July first.