As of May 29, we have officially concluded the Second Session of the 57th Legislature. This session was historic – after the COVID-19 pandemic quickly spread across the state, we were flexible and transitioned to a blend of both in-person and virtual meetings to complete our business. Although our time at the Capitol was cut short, I’m still proud of the progress we made in key areas like education and health care to move our state forward.

As I’ve shared before, we passed a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for our retired state employees including teachers, police officers and firefighters. T...