We still have some good things on the table to get some signatures on. We’ve gone into “flow-motion” at the legislature, which is a fancier (and more fun) way to say that all rules are out, all schedules are changeable and all predictions are rendered useless by the chaos. I’m hearing next Thursday might be it, but like I previously noted about predictions, who knows?

Well, the end is in sight. I hear the Senate will submit their budget amendment next Wednesday and then, per usual, wait on the House for theirs. There are a couple big things on the table (including some of our things) that will likely see some resolution by the end of the week (maybe beginning of the following week). It’s not over yet, dear reader, so stay tuned and stay engaged.

Tough week, friends. In fact, tough last couple of weeks. Big hugs and best wishes your way. But we’re getting close to the end (2 weeks?) and we’ve got (very good) things to look forward to passing, which will be our saving grace for this session.

TDC family, I am raging mad, hot under the collar and ready for a fight (and whatever other metaphors refer to white hot fury). And that’s because we indeed have a real fight on our hands, one I thought we had put to rest decades ago. This isn’t going to look like any of my regular weekly policy updates, and I apologize if I miss some things, but we need to pull out all the stops on this one. Gear up, TDC family, the fight is here and it’s knocking on the door.

As the avid reader may be aware, I am a huge college basketball fan. My team, the proud University of Minnesota Golden Gophers, made big strides this year, improving from 2 conference wins to 9 this year. But alas, those nine are not going to be enough to get us to the Big Dance, aka the NCAA Tournament, aka March Madness. However, March Madness is not resigned to just basketball – Cordell Hull has an annual March Madness period as well! And our bills have us in the big dance.

Calendars are starting to close on the Senate side, bills are starting to reach their end-points and our elected officials are beginning to get real cranky. But, that also means that if we hang in there a few more weeks, we’ll see a real spring. And our spring looks like the passage of our bills and the (hopefully positive) resolution of bills that give us heartburn.