"What Just Happened?": a view from the State House (and other musings)

Why it takes so long

April 28, 2010

It takes a long time to make good laws. This is a little dry, but bear with me. Someone introduces a bill into one of the two bodies—let’s say the House in this case—where the Speaker assigns it to a committee. The committee takes testimony on the bill, sometimes for weeks, (more…)