This Week in Statehouse Action: Get Busy edition
Politically, it can be tempting to see this time of year as a bit of a lull (unless it’s a presidential election year, but it’s not, so let’s fret about primary schedules another time).
But when it comes to statehouse action, there’s not much of an off season.
Take next week, for example.
We Be Burnin
On Tuesday, February 21, a bunch of super important elections are happening (some special, some … well, “ordinary” doesn’t feel like a great way to describe them, but you get my drift).
Let’s start with the special specials.
In New Hampshire, where Republicans just barely control the 400-seat state House, this Tuesday’s special election is special because of the circumstances that brought it about.
And this is one for the “every vote counts” file:
This election is a do-over ordered because November’s race for District Strafford 8 was a literal tie.
After the November contest ended in a …
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