Apr 24, 2021 | 2021 Legislative Session, Budget / Government Spending, Health Care, Public Education, Voting Rights / Gerrymandering
The legislative session feels more like a Nanny State than State Government. Power consolidation continues as the legislature tries to insert itself in local elections, school districts, health districts, city budget decisions, voter restrictions, ballot initiatives,...
Apr 17, 2021 | 2021 Legislative Session, Budget / Government Spending, Health Care, Human Rights, Public Education, Voting Rights / Gerrymandering
We made it back from an 18 day recess on April 6, worked until April 13 and the Senate had to take ANOTHER three day recess while the House is supposed to be passing budgets and clear their calendar. However, watching it all, they just keep adding things! The latest...
Apr 10, 2021 | 2021 Legislative Session, Budget / Government Spending, Civil Discourse, COVID 19, Health Care, Human Rights, Public Education, Sexual Assualt / Domestic Violence, Voting Rights / Gerrymandering
I wish I had better news to report; after an 18 day recess, the House advanced S1110 that makes it nearly impossible for citizens to hold gov’t accountable through ballot initiatives and the Senate’s first bill out of the gate was an abortion bill that...
Feb 27, 2021 | 2021 Legislative Session, COVID 19, Health Care
These wise words were shared with me by Dr. Terry Ribbens, a local physician doing all he can to help people during this pandemic. Let’s be sure to do all we can to reduce the spread of the virus and thank all our health care workers for their hard work and...
Feb 20, 2021 | 2021 Legislative Session, Health Care
Below is testimony given in committee that very eloquently sums up the importance of standing against this unconstitutional attack on women’s reproductive health care. Mistie DeliCarpini-Tolman has given me permission to reprint below. February 15, 2021,...
Feb 20, 2021 | 2021 Legislative Session, Health Care
S1098 — Increasing Access to Contraception This past week, I presented S1098 to the Senate Commerce and Human Resource Committee; unfortunately we ran out of time, so a vote will be taken on Tuesday, February 23. The bill allows women to extend their...
