Advocacy, Legislation, & Policy

This second half of session is just a repeat of the first half except each house is hearing the bills that passed the opposing chamber....

This week was all about floor action in both the House and the Senate. Listening to the discussion among legislators as they discuss bills and...

Debates and voting also known as ‘Floor’ action have continued throughout the week. The pattern seems to be that for every three or four bills...

The first fiscal committee deadline passed on Monday, and the list of active bills got even smaller as executive action by both the House Appropriations...

Both Houses are focusing on ‘floor’ action. They have primarily voted to pass bills that have the support of both parties. Proposals that do not...

The deadline for policy bills has come and gone, and the deadline for fiscal bills is imminent. Both Houses will now focus on ‘floor’ action,...

The focus was definitely on fiscal committees this week as legislators work to meet the next significant cut-off date of this legislative session on Monday,...

We’ve had a great advocacy week thanks to so many of our AWSP members reaching out to meet with their legislators. I have enjoyed the...

“What campaigns are for is weeding out the people who, for one way or another, weren’t making it for the long haul.” ~ Calvin Trilling. Substitute the...