Mike Weisgram House District 24

The only 5-day work week of this year’s session was completed today and in reflecting of the breadth and number of issues that the House...

The tone this week was set on Monday with a long, determined, passionate, and stern discussion on the floor of the House of...

As more pieces of legislation were introduced this week, the pace of work increased on the committee level and the floor of the House of...

Getting settled and accepting the realities of new responsibilities in this year’s legislative session was evident in the pace of work...

1. Tell us about yourself. – I am running for re-election to the House from District 24. I have served for one term (two sessions). A...

After nearly three months of (sometimes) strenuous work, legislators look forward to the last week of session because it is when business...

Investing (spending) money from the State’s general fund and/or from federal funds favored to our State was the main theme of activity at...

Looking back at a legislative week can feel like reviewing the scorecard of a baseball game. A proper “scoremaster” scorecard in...

Emotion was a key ingredient to many of the discussions held on proposed legislation this week. From expanding campgrounds, defining...

Action on legislation continues at a brisk pace as we round off week 5 of the 2022 Legislative Session. There have been beginning...

Whereas most legislative weeks are four-day weeks, week 4 of the 2022 legislative session spanned all five days. My work life in retail...

This week on the House floor, the first of many expected marijuana bills were introduced. As imagined, there is much interest in the...

In the second week of session, legislation is working its way through the committees and the House and Senate floors. It’s been a...

The workforce housing infrastructure legislation and the Cultural Heritage Center renovation project are topics that are on my mind as I...

January 5, 2022 As we prepare for the upcoming legislative session beginning next week, I wanted to take a moment to share what I...

The last week of legislative session was somewhat disjointed with session convening in the mornings before immediately recessing for...

The legislative session brings a multitude of topics to the forefront. This week, one of the hot issues was home schooling. SB177 updates...

Legislative Day 28. I am writing this between pauses in bill action while still in session late Thursday night as I experience my first...

Even though it was a three-day legislative week, we started with a Caucus on Monday evening. For those who don’t know, Caucus is a...

Lively conversation at the legislature this week was centered on Circuit Court Judge Klinger’s conclusion regarding Amendment A. On...