Legislative Commentary

Even though the pace of the “short” legislative sessions is always faster anyway, the Senate’s new Democrat majority seems to be in a particular rush to get certain bills through the process this year.

With two notable exceptions, the long-overdue fix for the Hirst court decision and the new capital budget, the major bills Democrats have brought up for votes seem to be more about specific interest groups.

Their emphasis on social issues is a big change from the jobs-education-budget focus our Republican-led coalition brought to the Senate during our five years in charge.

Because our Democrat c...