This Week in Statehouse Action: Spooky Season edition

It’s finally spooky season!

This is absolutely the scariest time of year, and yet it’s also one of my favorite times of year.

The weather is starting to get a little crisp, the leaves are starting to turn, Halloween festivities are kicking off, and Election Day is barely a month away.

[[screams internally]]

…which is what makes this the scariest, most stressful time of year – for me, anyway. (Yes, I get that I care way too much about Virginia elections. No, I don’t think there’s much to be done about it – at this point in my life, it’s pretty well baked in.)

But even if you take Virginia elections out of the equation, state lawmakers are up to some scary-ass stuff right now.

I believe in facing one’s fears (except heights, screw that), so let’s get at it.

(Editor’s note: I swear this whole thing isn’t just about North Carolina — there’s just SO MUCH BADNESS happening there right now that it fairly commands a significant chunk of this week’s edition.)