Last Thursday, the Governor signed ten new bills into law that were born out of the Justice Reinvestment Task Force. Over the next 10 years, this legislative package will reduce our incarceration rate by 10%, save the state $262 Million in the middle of a budget crisis, and reinvest more than $180 Million back into public safety.
Read More“‘We are not able to predict what’s going to happen from moment to moment,’ Leger said…’Rather than tie our hands by not appropriating enough, it is wiser for us to appropriate what is available and we will have flexibility to address those challenges. The amendment was approved, 53 to 50, surprising the faction of the Republican delegation that was determined not to spend the full amount.”
Read MoreThere is always a solution. There is always a possible compromise. “‘We can’t possibly have sat here all day long and not come to some point where we can have a vote on this. So I move that we discharge the conference committee,’ Leger requested.”
Read MoreYesterday in the House Education Committee, we discussed what to do when faced with a future in which TOPS isn’t fully funded.
Read MoreSession has begun and the tough decisions are upon us. As the Governor has said, now is the time to be courageous. Any further delay in dealing with our ongoing instability will result in future special sessions. This is unnecessary.
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