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Legislative Update | 2022 Sine Die Edition

Advocacy, Legislation, & Policy

Author: Roz Thompson • Date: March 11, 2022
And just like that, the Legislature has adjourned! This short session was a whirlwind of policy discussions and budget negotiations. In the end, legislators voted...

Legislative Update | Week of February 28, 2022

Advocacy, Legislation, & Policy

Author: Roz Thompson • Date: March 4, 2022
It was budget week in the Legislature as both House and Senate Democrats released their supplemental operating budgets. Both budget bills had hearings within hours...

Legislative Update | Week of February 21, 2022

Advocacy, Legislation, & Policy

Author: Roz Thompson • Date: February 25, 2022
It was budget week in the Legislature as both House and Senate Democrats released their supplemental operating budgets. Both budget bills had hearings within hours...

Legislative Update | Week of February 14, 2022

Advocacy, Legislation, & Policy

Author: Roz Thompson • Date: February 17, 2022
We reached the halfway point of this year’s short legislative session this week and have passed several important cut-off dates. The action is now focused...

Legislative Update | Week of February 7, 2022

Advocacy, Legislation, & Policy

Author: Roz Thompson • Date: February 10, 2022
We reached the halfway point of this year’s short legislative session this week and have passed several important cut-off dates. The action is now focused...

Legislative Update | Week of January 10, 2022

Advocacy, Legislation, & Policy

Author: Roz Thompson • Date: January 13, 2022
The saying that short legislative sessions are like sprints and long legislative sessions are like running marathons is completely true! This week, the 2022 legislative...

Legislative Update for May 7, 2021

Advocacy, Legislation, & Policy

Author: Roz Thompson • Date: May 7, 2021
This year’s legislative session ended on time after 105 days. It’s been described as unique, historic, surprising, and consequential. Despite economic concerns about our state...

Legislative Update for April 23, 2021

Advocacy, Legislation, & Policy

Author: Roz Thompson • Date: April 23, 2021
The final week of this year’s legislative session is about to come to a close. The last day is Sunday, April 25 and we are...

Legislative Update for April 16, 2021

Advocacy, Legislation, & Policy

Author: Roz Thompson • Date: April 16, 2021
The focus was on floor action this week as legislators either agreed with changes made to bills in the opposite house (concurrence) or worked to...

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