Today was the eye after the storm. 

           After yesterday’s deadline to pass my bills to the Senate and avoid delay in the Rules Committee, my shirt-pocket file card of bills to concentrate on for the final two weeks consists of:

            Seven bills that I introduced which are now in the Senate;

            One Senate education reform bill that’s now in the House (It’s identical to my House bill, which has not been acted on.);

            Two House bills that I’ve played a major role in drafting or amending  that are also in the Senate (a study of access to guns by the mentally ill and the race track operating budget subsidy); and

            One House bill that’s modeled on legislation I introduced last year (requiring information about competing energy suppliers’ prices on the Public Service Commission’s website).

            A calamity arose this afternoon with news that a construction project in my district needed a change to its authorization language from 2007. 

            Within three hours, I had worked with other members and staff to secure assurances that the problem would be solved. 

            Calm was restored. 

March 29