Day 101 - I started the day with a State Government and Tribal Affairs Committee work session to discuss interim planning. We made several suggestions for interim work projects, including tribal gaming, private gaming as revenue, tribal law, liquor laws, and agency rule-making. We've been back on the House Floor since 10:00 AM, with time caucusing on some of the bills the Democrat Majority may want to run today. Most everything remains up in the air as far as what bills will run and when ... typical end of session with Democrats in charge.
Special Session - We will difinately be going to Special Session this year, with approximately 86 "trailer" bills in the hopper. Trailer bills are bills needed to implement the budget, but not all 86 bills are necessarily needed. It all depends on decisions made during the negotiation process. We heard this morning that the Regular Session will end Friday, with Special Session beginning on Monday. The good news is it looks like it will be a "rolling" session, which means only the ranking budget negotiators will need to be in Olympia.
Other news - Rep Ross and my bill to allow private card rooms to install video lottery terminals was back in the news this morning. It's been a couple of weeks since we dropped the bills and had any press coverage, but at least some believe allowing the private gaming businesses the opportunity to compete with tribal casinos as a good thing.
Twisting minds - Yesterday I had an opportunity to connect some dots for one of our Freshman Legislators. Rep Overstreet made a comment to me about working/researching an issue through our lunch break. After a couple of other comments, I decided to show him an example of government conspiring to take private property. I started with the Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management Project (ICBEMP) and showed him the boundary. Then moved to the 1999 ESA listing for salmon and steelhead and the map of the affected areas. Finally, I showed him the Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative boundary. Surpise, all the eastern boundaries of these supposed separate projects are geographically the same. Folks, connect the dots and see what you find .... scary stuff.
Possible Training - I've began discussions with some of our Grassroots Organizations back home about putting together a property rghts training later this year. Coordination is the key to local control and we have an opportunity to take control back from the government ... we just need to educate the public on how to do it. Stay tuned, more to come on this.
Lastly - I encourage everyone to go to www.youtube.com and search for Aaron Lewis "Country Boy". It is a great video and a great song ... "don't tred on me is what it says and I'll take that to my grave". Another verse ... "I've said it before, but I'll say it again cause I never needed government to hold my hand". Love it!
#Aaron #Lewis #Country #Boy #ESA #ICBEMP #Y2Y #coordination #15th #District #Rep #David #Taylor
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