Still time for lawmakers to act on emergency powers reform

We are now more than halfway thru the 2021 Legislative Session and have passed the important House of Origin cutoff. This is technically when bills start to die. Among the bills the majority legislative leadership have not deemed worthy of moving are the numerous proposals to reform the Governor’s emergency powers. Despite no serious action to date on these bills, there is still time for lawmakers to act before Sine Die.

It is difficult to understand why the majority legislative leadership in Washington is not acting like their counterparts across the country. States with full Democratic contr...