Did you know today is the targeted date to end the 2025 legislative session? In odd numbered years, legislators stop receiving per diem pay after 110 days, and May 2 (today) is day 110. We are allotted ten extra days in odd numbered years (per diem lasts 100 days in even years), but even with the extra ten days to get our work done in 2025 we’re still not finished. In a sporting event, the prospect of overtime can be thrilling. It means you’re watching a particularly close and entertaining game with evenly matched competitors and tense action. In the world of state politics, however, overtime indicates disarray and inaction, disagreement and delays.
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