A special session recap

After going through the 2017 Special Session, all I can say is, “Wow!”

It was good to see everyone and work toward a fix for the budget shortfall. As things turned out, the legislature was able to work with the governor cooperatively to balance the budget. The governor had what was called the “Governor’s Bucket List.” Not all his cuts were maybe the best, but they were his cuts. So, we Republicans agreed to go along with them, in exchange for allowing some transfer from low-priority programs to what the Republican party considered a higher priority. These transfers were augment...