by Lani Habrock, Government Affairs Director | Apr 11, 2021 | Blog
Racism continues to play a role in the rhetoric of political leaders this legislative session. Last week a comment by Rep. Olsen (R- Roland) compared abortion to both slavery and the holocaust. As of the writing of this article, Rep. Olsen has stood firmly behind his...
by Lani Habrock, Government Affairs Director | Apr 2, 2021 | Blog
This was a week of committee substitutes and flexing of House rules to manipulate the passing of controversial partisan legislation. We see this every year. Last year, most notably, a bill reinstating barriers to voting after the State Supreme Court ruled them...
by Lani Habrock | Mar 27, 2021 | Blog, Uncategorized
Week 8 Legislative Session: Post Spring Break Shenanigans Last week followed a break for the legislature. Many go back to their districts to connect with constituents over the spring hiatus.At this point hundreds of bills have been weeded out, having not made it...
by Lani Habrock, Government Affairs Director | Mar 13, 2021 | Blog
This week marked the passing of another deadline. Tuesday saw legislators on the floor past 1:00 AM. It’s been a long week for us all, to say the least. Thursday’s deadline signaled all bills that had not been heard and voted off the floor in their chamber of origin...
by Lani Habrock, Government Affairs Director | Mar 6, 2021 | Blog
This week was spent hearing bills that passed through committee and made it on to the Floor to be voted on by the entire chamber of origin. All bills that passed through committee by last Thursday, are now vying for an opportunity to be heard on the House or Senate...
by Lani Habrock, Government Affairs Director | Feb 27, 2021 | Blog
Last week was a deadline week, meaning any bills that did not make it out of their committees are dead. We can all breathe a sigh of relief that bills such as SB 803, which would have made teaching systemic racism and gender discrimination a dangerous line to toe for...
