Today's Opinions

10 years ago . . .

Reader thanks road crews for good work

To the editor:

I would just like to say thank you to the city, county,and state road employees.  

After a pause in legislative work last Monday to honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the Senate reconvened Tuesday in a joint session with the House to hear the governor’s budget proposal.
Determining the state’s two-year budget is the most daunting, time-consuming task we undertake in the legislature.  
As you can imagine, getting a majority of 138 lawmakers -- who represent varied ideologies and communities across the state -- to agree on any bill is hard.  It was never meant to be effortless.