A Call for Responsibility: Rejecting SB88 and Prioritizing No-Risk Solutions
Where have all the fiscal conservatives gone? In the recent debate over Senate Bill 88, a pressing question echoed through my head: “Where have all…
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When You Boil It Down
From Sap to Syrup This is the time of year for boiling things down, whether in the syrup industry or in the capital city. “Sugarmakers”…
Next Shot at a Long-Term Fiscal Plan
The House decided to pass and move the operating budget bill to the Senate last week after reaching an agreement for fair play regarding the…
Pay Raises for Legislators?
Flawed Process and Policy In response to the 67% pay raise proposal for legislators, I introduced Senate Bill (SB) 111 “Rejecting Legislators’ Salary Increase” last…
Putting Fiscal House in Order May Gain Traction
Spending Cap, PFD, and SB9 Should Be First, Not Taxes Discussion among leadership and the governor ensued last week about the need for a fiscal…
News from Hughes Letter: February 6, 2023
Dear Friends and Neighbors, Things have been rockin’ and rollin’ this past week in the people’s branch and there’s no stopping the momentum this coming…