March 9, 2020

2020 Legislative Session – week 6

Dear Friends and Neighbors, We completed our last full week of the legislative session. We will adjourn the entire 2020 Legislative Session on Thursday, March 12th. We have passed a little over 200 bills so far, but we will spend the majority of our time next week debating bills on the Senate floor, so that number will increase significantly before we conclude our business. …

March 1, 2020

2020 Legislative Session – week 5

Dear Friends and Neighbors, This legislative session is flying by! We just completed week 5 of the legislative session, so we now have two weeks left to conduct our business. Most notably, in the next two weeks we will pass a balanced budget that will fund the many functions of the state from education to social services. As I shared last week, our revenue forecasts show growth, …

February 24, 2020

2020 Legislative Session – week 4

Dear Friends and Neighbors, It is hard to believe, but we passed the halfway mark of the session midway through week 4. There is still much to be done, but we still have plenty of time to accomplish what we need to this session. Here are some of the highlights from the week: My Bills S.B. 130 911 Communications Amendments: As I mentioned last week, this …