Thanks to those of you who have asked questions:
1. "What the heck can citizens do to help resolve this shutdown? I don't know if you can post about that or not. But, we were chatting about it in my office today and nobody really knew what to do! Seems crazy to me ..
- The best thing to do is contact your representative or senator by e-mail or phone. Some will respond and others won't. But they'll get the message... here's how to find out who your representative is and their contact information. LINK
2. Isn't the Legislature subject to the open meeting law?
- Well, sort of. According to House Research: "The open meeting law that applies to the Legislature (STATUTE 3.055) applies to sessions of the House and the Senate and meetings of legilsative ocmmittess and commissions. The meetings between legislative officials and the governor are not meetings of a legilsative committee, and no official action can be taken at these meetings. Although the meetins may be important, technically they are informal gatherins. So there is no law or urle that requires these meetings to be open."
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