Senate Republicans held a nearly hour-long closed-door caucus Tuesday to talk about the state budget.

"There was no consensus of anything," said GOP Caucus Chairman Brad Little, R-Emmett. "It was, `Here's where we are, and think about it.' "

Added Little, "One of the most important jobs we do here is set the budget. ... It's good to know where we're going."

So in that case, why the secrecy? "Because that's the way we do it," he said.

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