Melinda Merkel Iyer

Ten pounds of you-know-what in a five-pound bag. A lopsided cutting-room floor. Regularly scheduled infighting. The bills are out there and they're coming.

The first bill deadline. Way too early for an all-nighter. That bot isn't your lawyer. Fishing for vetoes.

Legislative halftime. Way too many ballot measures. The gutless wimp of the week.

Long agendas. Petty, vindictive, angry little lawmakers. Eleven bright spots. What could be our longest ballot yet.

The glut nobody wanted. Eight good eggs. Lawmakers behaving badly. Why good bills so rarely get a hearing. This might be our longest report ever.

Lawmakers doing their best Scrooge impression. Attacks on immigrants, drag shows and the environment. More data centers?! One solitary good bill.