by Mick Mines | Jan 26, 2020 | Advocacy, Legislative
Committee Hearings Thursday was Day 10 of the session, marking the end of new bill introductions. Unofficially, 487 new gems are now in the book. On Tuesday, Legislative Committees began their public hearings on all new bills. Floor debate tomorrow morning has...
by Mick Mines | Jan 19, 2020 | Advocacy, Legislative
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...
by Mick Mines | Jan 12, 2020 | Advocacy, Legislative
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...