Government Affairs News

Governmental Affairs: Friday, June 20, 2014

Session’s out for summer

Lawmakers wrapped up a whirlwind spring session last week after they approved budgets, but the legislature failed to take any decisive action on transportation funding. None is expected before fall.

Governmental Affairs: Friday, June 6, 2014

Session winding up before it winds down

The Capitol has become a pressure cooker as lawmakers hurry to complete the budget, transportation funding and other big pending legislation before the summer break.

Governmental Affairs: May 23, 2014

Minimum wage debate heats up

Efforts to find a compromise on the minimum wage issue and prevent the ballot proposal from moving forward have ramped up rapidly over the last week.