The first reading is just an introduction, the second reading is when the action happens, and the third reading is for final passage.
As the wildfires have worsened, costs have mounted at a rate of over $1 million per day. The state will pay the majority, though local governments and the feds will also pay a share.
With gasoline costing $1 more than a year ago, budget planners can add fuel expenditures to their list of worries. However, it's also true that oil companies will also pay more in taxes to the state as they beef up their drilling operations.
With more than 3,000 bills and only 140 days to pass them, somebody's got to set priorities and make a schedule. Those somebodies are on the calendars committees.
Not much, unless you're one of the state's 130,000 civilian federal employees — or you’re scrambling to get your taxes done.
Generally, committee meetings are open to the public and recorded — one way or another.
Feral hogs are a fast-growing — and destructive — problem. Does that mean recreational hunters in helicopters should shoot them?
