The 2023 Legislature - Part 6

The 2023 Legislature had a few great successes but multiple failures. I began watching the legislature in earnest in 2002 when I was tasked by the Department of Family Services to collect legislative material for the Director every morning then to serve on the task force to develop the Department of Workforce Services. I’ve never before seen a regular legislative session that was such a failure to the citizens.

I’ve spoken with several representatives who attribute the failures to two things. First, they blame outside organizations for introducing legislation that didn’t pertain to W...