At the time, Gov. Eric Holcomb’s emergency orders to combat COVID-19 had been in effect for eight months. They had restricted schools, businesses and public events in various ways. State lawmakers believed those decisions should be made in partnership with 150 elected legislators, instead of by a single man or woman. Now, it’s been a year since Holcomb took sole charge of protecting public health - much like other governors across the nation. From all the ideas at the Statehouse, the power-sharing plan that emerged is Senate Bill 407, with our Sen. Sue Glick, R-LaGrange, as the lead author. We think senators made a good choice when they passed Glick’s bill by a 38-8 vote on Feb. 23 and sent it to the House of Representatives for action.