This Week in Statehouse Action: New Session, Who Dis? Edition

Happy January!

I sure hope you had a rejuvenating holiday season, because January brings with it ALL THE LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS, which is gonna make for a wicked busy few months.

While Congress is mired in GOP-led dysfunction for the next couple of years, all real policy movement is gonna happen at the state level, anyway, so if you’re looking for action, you’re absolutely in the right place.

The vast majority of states have already convened their sessions (or will very soon), and even though they’re just getting started, a LOT is happening.

My obsession with state legislatures started in Virginia, so we’ll start there!

Press Restart

Virginia’s short General Assembly session (45 days–sessions in even-numbered years are 60 days) kicked off this week–but not before Democrats added a new member to their Senate caucus.

• On Tuesday, Democrat Aaron Rouse defeated (by fewer than 350 votes–eve…