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Blog
March 18, 2024

4th Annual Session Awards

Theydies and Gentlethems— The time has come for our 4th Annual Session Awards. pause for fanfare. While our bills all came to a brutal, bitter end we are thankful for the…
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Blog
March 18, 2024

Government Nerds, Man

Hi my friend— Thank you for accompanying us on yet another journey through leg session. The legislature called Sine Die yesterday and adjourned for the year. Legislators will slither away…
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Blog
March 18, 2024

Dead and Deader

Beloved— We are nearing the finish line of session with two huge cutoffs this week. Monday was the cutoff for bills passing through the opposite chamber’s fiscal committees and Ways…
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Blog
February 29, 2024

Grieving Your Bills

Hey bestie— Week seven is upon us, and session is moving so fast it feels like we lose another good bill every time you blink. If you’re a Tally subscriber…
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Blog
February 15, 2024

Short Session’s No Excuse

My dear — We’re over halfway through session now. Two committee cutoffs are behind us and legislators’ hands are 🩸blooooody🩸from all the bills they have killed (nvm the starving children…