Thursday Q&A: Reps. DeBolt and Kessler on taxes, budget and parolees
For this week’s Q&A, I took advantage of Committee Days (which you can watch live on TVW today) and interviewed two leaders in the House. First up, Rep. Richard DeBolt, leader of the Republican...
View ArticleRep. Lynn Kessler: “The world economy collapsed and we are in this situation”
Sen. Lynn Kessler, filling in for House Speaker Frank Chopp, followed Sens. Hewitt and Brown (see below) at the AP Forum. She said she wanted to make clear how the state got into this situation — being...
View ArticleQ&A at the AP forum: Taxes. What’s in, what’s out.
Rachel La Corte at the AP asked the first question of legislative leaders: What taxes are on the table, what are in play? Rep. Kessler went first, saying she was hoping the sales tax is off the table,...
View ArticleUpdated: This week’s Q&A: Reps. Richard DeBolt and Lynn Kessler
This week, the Thursday Q&A is posted on Friday. Why? The Legislature hasn’t seen much action this week, meaning many lawmakers are back to their jobs — and not in town, ready to be interviewed....
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