by Mick Mines | February 1, 2021 | Advocacy
Rules Bill introductions wrapped-up Wednesday, and the fat lady sang, “Hallelujah!”. On the first day of the session, Speaker Mike Hilgers, with a nod to the COVID, asked his colleagues to limit their bill requests in hopes of reducing close contact with...
by Mick Mines | January 18, 2021 | Advocacy
Ahhhh The Legislature will not convene tomorrow in observance of MLK Day. Interestingly, two bills that would create new holidays are already on file. Juneteenth would replace Arbor Day as a state holiday, and May 19 would become El-Hajj Malik Shabazz, Malcolm X Day....
by Mick Mines | January 13, 2021 | Advocacy
The kids are back! Forty-nine senators, dressed in their Sunday best, gathered Wednesday for the 107th Legislature’s long (90-day) session. All passed the temperature test, most wore face coverings, and plexiglass partitions erected the last session stifled the...
by Mick Mines | August 17, 2020 | Advocacy
Long as God Can Grow It Like a house guest who overstays his welcome, Acrimony languished in the George Norris Chamber for the legislative session’s final three days. Short tempers and sensitive feelings don’t make for good lawmaking, but senators...
by Mick Mines | August 10, 2020 | Advocacy
The Room Where it Happens Governor Ricketts signed the $9.3 billion adjusted state budget without so much as a single line-item veto. Hrumph! Who doesn’t enjoy a good veto override battle on the floor of the Legislature? The Super Seven emerged from “the...
