Speaking out: Legislature should call special session and end veto fight

Speaking out: Legislature should call special session and end veto fight

I know what you are thinking -- will one more lawyer please weigh in on the veto debacle? With the public feud between the Attorney General’s Office and Legislative Council, frustration with attorneys and stereotyping seems understandable.

Legislature crafting bicameral, bipartisan response to veto error

As legislators, we care deeply about the constitutional separation of powers among our state’s co-equal branches of government. As attorneys, we understand and respect the importance of legal precedent. It is those two considerations alone that will guide the legislature as we determine how to address Governor Armstrong’s partial veto of $35 million in new housing investments. Any suggestion that we or our nonpartisan staff are motivated instead…