Still, some top officials here appeared to see less urgency than the Governor did in getting the plan passed right away.

Some Republicans on the committee predicted the plan would not pass.

She has taken the job for a year and thinks it should be clear by then whether the President's plan will pass.

The governor's plan passed but with a smaller tax increase to only 3.07% and increased education funding of $450 million.

And even if the plan does not pass, the breaks could well be eliminated.

The plan will not pass, but the vote still matters.

The plan passed anyway, and the board never votes before its members already know the outcome.

If both plans pass, the one with the most votes would become law.

And he said there would be dire consequences if the plan did not pass.

The plan passed by a large margin in both houses.