Transportation & Public Works
You Win Some, You Lose Some – Transportation Budget Rundown
The Legislature spent dizzying final days passing bills and budgets in order to get done by their midnight deadline on April 28, in which they did, by literal minutes. Overall, the transportation budget turned out okay for Counties. The operating and capital budgets are another story. You can read more about those here. Fish Passage Barrier Removal The Legislature utilized
Will It Take Extra Innings to Get the Work Done?
We’ve made it to the last week of session! But the big question on everyone’s mind is – will lawmakers end on time, or will it take an extra session to get the work done? As the days wane on it is becoming clear there remain several big-budget sticking points between the House and Senate. Many fear the April 28
What to Expect in the Final Two Weeks
As we move into the second-to-last week of the 2019 regular legislative session, legislators are busy working to get bills off the House and Senate floors before the Wednesday cutoff deadline. Bills must be out of their opposite houses of origin by Wednesday, or they are dead for the session. There are always exceptions, notably if a bill if “necessary
Budget Negotiations Begin – It’s Not Too Late to Weigh In
The third to last week of session brings with it the fiscal committee deadline; bills must be out of fiscal committees by Tuesday, April 9, otherwise, they are dead. Last week policy bills faced the same fate. As a result, most committees have wrapped up their work for the remainder of session and work now moves exclusively to the floors
