As lawmakers get back into the swing of session, there are many important topics they can take up. Here are three issues that are expected to get a lot of time, arguments, and focus— which might just be enough to end in actual change.
Public transportation was described as “unfinished business” by many Democrat lawmakers last year. On both sides of the aisle, lawmakers want an increase in funding for public transit to also have a funding increase for roads and bridges.
Many say that regulating skill games is the key to getting this negotiated. Regulating skill games will require skill game industry advocates and casino industry advocates— who have been locked in bitter battle for a few years— to find common ground.
A second policy issue with lots of big opinions around it is education. Lawmakers gave over a $1 billion increase to the state’s education budget last year.
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