The final day of the 2017 General Assembly gaveled in around 10:00 last Thursday morning and adjourned sine die at 1:00 a.m. Friday morning.  Many of the bills that had been widely covered by the news were passed, but not all were able to achieve passage, and Conference Committee reports on several big issues passed…

The House and Senate met past dinnertime yesterday, which was Day 38, and will reconvene on Tuesday and Thursday next week for the final two days of this legislative session. The General Assembly was in session Monday, Wednesday and Friday this week leaving two recess days for committees to meet and pass the last few…

The General Assembly convened four days this week and has now completed 35 of 40 legislative days.  They will be in recess tomorrow but are scheduled to meet Monday, Wednesday and Friday next week. The Senate passed its version of the FY 2018 budget on Wednesday.  Like the House version, the Senate budget includes salary…

The House and Senate have now completed 28 legislative days.  Friday was cross-over day which meant both House and Senate worked later into the evening. The Senate finished around 7:00 and the House around 10:00. House bills that did not pass the House and Senate bills that did not pass the Senate are considered “dead”…

The House and Senate have now completed 28 legislative days.  Friday was cross-over day which meant both House and Senate worked later into the evening. The Senate finished around 7:00 and the House around 10:00. House bills that did not pass the House and Senate bills that did not pass the Senate are considered “dead”…

The House and Senate met Tuesday through Friday this week and have now completed 24 of 40 legislative days.  The legislature will meet for four days next week, but Thursday will be the recess day.  Friday will be Day 28, which is the new crossover day according to recent Rules adopted in the Senate and…