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Two recent maneuvers by lawmakers have transformed me into an opponent of paying them anything.

Hiring staff and creating regional offices for lawmakers could be the first step toward recreating the inner workings of the Legislature.

The last 24 hours of the legislative session can be lots of things: Rushed, confusing, controversial, maddening—or all of these at once. I’ve seen a lot of these final days over my last 15 years covering the legislative session full-time. This year, I decided to check in with what’s happening throughout the final 24 hours

The sparsely populated mailboxes in the so-called hub of the state Capitol said it all about the last day of this year's legislative session.

In the final days and hours of the legislative session, both the House and Senate spent some time speaking about and honoring legislators who won’t return to their chambers next year. This is not an exhaustive list; more could announce they won’t run before, or even on, filing day in March. This also, obviously, doesn’t