Late summer 2023

Between sessions this year, I have been placed on the Local Government Interim Committee, not the Education Committee, which I had been on for the last four interims. It has been a new experience, but I am working on determining the goals and where the issues are for this new-to-me committee. That being said, the folks on Local Government seem to be a great group with which to work. This coming week, we will finalize our work plan for the upcoming session.

There have been a few disappointments and frustrations after session. The first was the governor’s veto of SB 442, a bill that in part was...