One sure indicator of an election year is to look at the bills that are being considered during the legislative session.
Halfway through the 2015 session, many of the bills still under consideration are geared toward building a political base in advance of the elections this fall -- bills directed toward lightning rod issues such as education funding and Common Core, new regulations on state contracts as response to the Department of Corrections scandal and a bill that would eliminate state ins
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