Legislative Commentary

If you were to compare our Senate majority’s priorities –

jobs, education and budget – with the votes taken in the Senate so far this year, you’d see a tilt toward jobs and education. There was a reason for holding back on budget work; keep reading for how that’s about to change.

Last week got off to a busy start. We were out on the floor of the Senate chamber voting on bills until about 11:45 p.m. Monday.

The deadline to bring Senate bills to a vote (except budget bills) this year was 5 p.m. Tuesday; it was another 45 minutes before we wrapped up the day’s final bill, which was just in time t...