Governor lets private schools avoid local zoning control
Gordon allows “flawed” legislation limiting county authority to become law with an explanatory letter but not his signature. It was backed by a one-time political rival.
Legislature
Senate Management Council to rule on Hutchings LGBTQ complaint
The Legislature adjourned without deciding whether disciplinary actions were warranted by the senator’s ‘vulgar’ conversation with student lobbyists.
As smoke clears, House and Senate reload for 2020 budget
Dems, rank-and-file lawmakers said programs for state’s vulnerable are casualties of budget war as senators called for rules change to amass more power
About last night: How the 2019 session spilled into overtime
The clock ticked down to midnight, with several matters still to resolve, forcing the bleary-eyed Legislature to clock back in for a wee-hours conclusion early on Feb. 28.
‘New sheriff’ Gordon reins in Legislature’s budgeting process
New governor flexes muscle in confrontation over infringement of executive power; vetoes 14 items in 2019 supplemental budget.
