Legislative Commentary

It’s been a little more than three months since the 2017 session finally ended, and we’re already less than three months from the start of the 2018 session. This “interim” period has been a busy one, between legislative issues that are still making headlines and some recent activities in the economic-development arena.

There’s also a special election coming Nov. 7 that involves three of the Senate seats held by our majority. The ballot includes advisory votes related to the new state budget and education-funding plan.

I look forward to the fall season for many reasons, and this year has been n...