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We’re now approaching the final week to approve policy measures during this legislative session. Last week, we approved about 120 of the 330 eligible measures from the House, so we’ll be working this week to hear and vote on the remainder of these bills before our April 22 deadline.

Once we pass this deadline, our focus will shift to the Fiscal Year 2022 budget. While we’ve been working on it all year, these discussions will ramp up as legislative leaders finalize state spending for the next year.

I’m sure none of you have forgotten the devastating impacts of February’s historic winter storm....