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Are Lame Duck Sessions On Their Last Legs?

MichMash Politics

English - February 26, 2021 20:49 - 33 minutes - 30.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
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There’s movement at the state Capitol toward putting limits on the Legislature’s lame duck session. That’s the time just after an even-year election that often sees hundreds of bills passed, sometimes in the dead of night. MichMash hosts Jake Neher and Cheyna Roth talk about why transparency activists are excited about curbing the chaos of lame duck, and they speak with Voters Not Politicians Executive Director Nancy Wang.