Mike Weisgram House District 24

Disability Awareness Day at the Capitol.  God bless them and the people that support their interests. As February comes to a close, I...

While it was a four-day week, it felt much longer. This was likely due to the legislative debates on topics that, in my view, don't...

Pictured is Reagan Taylor, District 24 Representative Will Mortenson, and myself. Reagan is a second year page from Stanley County School...

It’s Friday after session and I am wrapping up my thoughts and checking my notes for the week. We just completed a five-day week, and the...

Pictured with Olivia Olson who is serving as a House page. Daughter of Kim and Ryan Olson, Olivia attends school at ABO (Sully Buttes)....

Representative Weisgram working late on Friday afternoon, as the security guard takes a candid snapshot. After the ceremonial opening...

Representative Mike Weisgram (District 24) with Senator Paul Miskimins (District 20) Welcome back to my legislative column as week 1 of...

As I reflect on this year’s session, I want to not only list some of the legislative accomplishments of the 99th legislature but also...

After the long three-day weekend, I was ready to get back to work. Seemingly, when I gear up to be productive and accomplished, I am...

The mantra this week was to work diligently to get ready for “crossover day.” Crossover day is a deadline for the last day for a bill...

My favorite legislative committee to serve on, is the House Commerce and Energy Committee. They meet on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays,...

With the close of new bill introductions now complete, week 4 gave more clarity to the workload and breadth of topics that this year’s...

It was a good week and there were a few topics that garnered much interest, emails, and phone calls. I’m referencing HB 1095 that...

The pace of this week’s session was brisk. In my short tenure as a Representative (this is my 4th Session) I’ve never seen the committees...

As I pen this update, it’s Friday afternoon and the first week of session has just wrapped up. The week was filled with information from...

After closing out this session and dealing with the budget, I recalled one of the reasons I choose to run for the legislature several...

With the condensed calendar of this year’s session coming to an end, our week was packed full of days listening to legislation that...

With two weeks left in this year’s session, much has been accomplished. House and Senate members voted on the remaining legislation to...

If you remember the slogan from a popular tire company “Where the rubber meets the road,” then you have a full description of legislative...

As week five progressed, it was apparent that one of the most charged issues of this session was coming to the House floor at the end of...