Legislative Commentary

Ninth District, Senate Republican Leader

The second week of our eight-week legislative session wrapped up last week. The Senate’s 12 policy committees are going at full speed, considering they’re already halfway through the time allowed for taking action on Senate legislation. The two budget committees, which have until Feb. 11 to move Senate bills forward, will shift into high gear next week.

I wouldn’t have guessed that the minimum wage in our state would be a hot-button issue in this year’s legislative session, but the governor and Democrat members of the House of Representatives have put i...