In The Loop – December 16, 2022

Twas the week before Christmas and all through the House and Senate, not a creature was stirring – not even the Governor Lieutenant…

That about tells the story of this past week! All four caucuses have been spending time framing out the legislative committees – first the leadership, then the actual committee assignments, and also their own caucus leadership ladders. For the first time in a long time, many legislators who will return for their second term will be sitting in a chairman’s seat due to the large turnover of the legislature in the past two election cycles. Many veteran legislators over the past four years have opted not to seek reelection. It certainly makes a difference in the direction of the committees, and even the “inside baseball” committee in each caucus called the “screening committees.” KEEP READING.