In The Loop – April 23, 2021

Who’s on first – What’s on second? That’s the question this week as the committee process rolls to an end. The annual arrival of the committee deadlines is the kick-off of the negotiating season at the Capitol. Under normal circumstances, committee co-chairs, leaders, other lawmakers and administration officials huddle behind closed doors and in just about any nook or cranny—and yes, lobby—of the Legislative Office Building to hammer out the final agendas and count their votes to decide which bills live to fight another day and which ones fall to the wayside. KEEP READING