THE 2019 LEGISLATIVE SESSION IS NOW JUST PAST THE HALF-WAY POINT. POLITICAL BLOGGER JOE MONAHAN SAYS THIS SESSION HAS BEEN NOTEWORTHY IN THAT MORE THAN 40 BILLS WERE VERY QUICKLY PASSED AND SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR. HE SAYS IT’S DUE TO THE ROCKET DOCKET THAT WAS APPROVED AND SIGNED QUICKLY. BUT MONAHAN TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB THE BIG ITEMS WILL COME DURING THE SECOND HALF OF THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
THOSE PROPOSALS DEAL WITH THINGS LIKE THE MINIMUM WAGE, ABORTION AND GUN RIGHTS…ALONG WITH A STATE BUDGET THAT CONTAINS A BIG INCREASE IN SPENDING FROM A YEAR AGO.
