[Analysis] Legislative Round-up, Week 1
Here’s Adam Lynch’s take on Week 1 in the JFP:
Rep. Bill Denny, R-Jackson, called the bill onslaught a ?political action,? by House Democratic leaders to characterize Republicans as unsympathetic to Mississippi Adequate Education Program and state employees.
?What leaders have done is cut off one-half of that membership,? Denny said. ?In my 20 years of working in the House, we always had a reasonable situation in the House where we could disagree in a manner that would get something done. But (House Speaker) Billy (McCoy) putting forward those bills without letting us review them, the idea of him doing these kinds of things doesn?t serve the public at all. I can?t imagine that he wouldn?t have considered that a rule suspension?wouldn?t have happened.?
Posted by ladd at 03:43 PM in Legislature, Education, Healthcare, Overview, Workforce, JFP, MS Newspapers, Analysis | Email this entry
Comments:
As slimy as the Democratic proposals on this have been, and as little sense as some of the Republican no-votes make (come on, supporting Kelo?!), I’m not at all sure that the Republicans aren’t telling the truth in this case.
Posted by Tom Head on 01/10 at 08:32 PM | #
When I say “on this,” I mean “in this session"--i.e., the minimum wage. I don’t know anything MAEP-specific that the Democratic leadership has done that’s slimy...yet. It all depends on whether Rep. Denny is telling the truth.
Posted by Tom Head on 01/10 at 08:33 PM | #
