Defying the conventional wisdom, politicians set aside the campaign season and, instead, decided to govern.

Lawmakers face a race to the finish line to complete their work before constitutional adjournment.

The legislature’s short session is akin to drinking out of the firehose.

While the traditional courting of stakeholders is a staple of the legislature, now more than ever, legislative arithmetic is driving the politics.

With the long and perhaps growing list of topics for the session, it will take quite the endeavor for the legislature to accomplish all its priorities in such a short window of time.