Friends, Today, Friday June 3, most House committees have finished their work and closed. Without heroic efforts and approval of Speaker Minnis, the bills remaining in those committees are dead. We held marathon sessions in both the Water Committee and the Health and Human Services Committee to work on bills. Measures we couldn

LEGISLATIVE UPDATE-- Friday, May 20, 2005 Friends, It's been a challenging and interesting week. On a personal level, I've been suffering from a respiratory virus. It's been tough keeping track of all the legislative activity while fighting a nasty cold. Legislatively, we've been dealing with the contentious issues of school funding, campaign finance reform, and health care coverage. As the workload speeds up, it becomes more and more difficult to keep track of the issues. More bills are being sent from the House to the Senate, and we're receiving more bills from the Senate for approval. The timeline for public notice will shorten and it will be harder to keep constituents involved in the legislative process. Please continue to write and call me, sharing your views about bills that matter to you. I want and need that input as I make considered decisions on the issues.

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