Legislative Commentary

The Legislature has adjourned for the year. We wrapped up our voting late Tuesday night, on the 20th day of an overtime session that would not have been necessary if my leadership counterparts in the House of Representatives had simply followed the rules about preparing a budget proposal.

Now that the 2016 legislative session has ended, the scoring has begun. Groups representing business, labor, environmental and other interests will look at voting records and decide who deserves their praise. Newspaper editorials are already pointing at choices that were or weren’t made and offering credit an...