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LEGISLATIVE UPDATE, January 19, 2020

Meh Last week, the Legislature debated General File bills from 2019. New bills introduced this session have yet to receive public hearings, so the Speaker stoked the fire with last year’s kindling. Some bills advanced to Select File, and some did not. For those...

LEGISLATIVE UPDATE, January 13, 2020

60-Day Session Begins We smiled at the kids last Wednesday, the first day of this short session. All 49 state senators were dressed in their best Sunday-go-to-meet’n. They were giddy awaiting the opening bell. It rang, and the kids began dropping new bills...

LEGISLATIVE UPDATE, June 3, 2019

That’s All Folks! Before adjourning the session, Speaker Scheer reminded senators of their accomplishments…and their failures. Senators held public hearings on every darned one of the 739 bills and seven constitutional amendments that were introduced. Many...

LEGISLATIVE UPDATE, May 28, 2019

Devil and the Deep Blue Sea Senators will return for two days (Thursday and Friday) to wrap-up this long legislative session. They will dispense with a few gubernatorial line-item vetos; vote on a handful of laggard bills on Final Reading, and suffer an hour of pomp...

LEGISLATIVE UPDATE, May 20, 2019

Veto That? Speaker Scheer delivered a not unwelcome message last week. This Friday, the kids can gather up their toys and go home, a whole week early. UNLESS….the Governor nixes any bills that come to his desk this week. And he will. In that case, playtime is...

LEGISLATIVE UPDATE, May 13, 2019

Tussles Wednesday, was Budget Day. It’s always filled with anticipation for state department heads, state employees, state contractors, grant recipients, the Governor, taxpayers and your favorite lobbyist. Unicameral aficionados, who religiously tune-in to NET,...