Monthly Archives: February 2025

A workers’ comp bill for lawyers

Posted on February 26, 2025 by merilee

House Bill 66 should have been a simple little bill that could have passed with little effort and no controversy. Instead, somebody threw in a zinger. The somebody was, no doubt, the trial lawyers. Actually there were two zingers but … Continue reading →

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A harder line on teenage criminals

Posted on February 8, 2025 by merilee

We remember the murder of a five-year-old girl in 2023, shot in a drive-by incident that was motivated by a dispute between the shooter and another teenager. It still breaks our hearts. That is partly because the little girl, Galilea … Continue reading →

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There’s no mystery about malpractice

Posted on February 8, 2025 by merilee

We can’t take action on the medical malpractice issue, said Rep. Liz Thomson, because we don’t have data. You’ve got to be kidding, I muttered. Thomson made this comment to a standing-room-only audience at a pre-legislature town hall where she … Continue reading →

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