The 2019 legislative session began on Monday, kicking off 45 days of debate on hundreds of proposed pieces of legislation. Legislative leaders cite a familiar list of priorities, including funding for education and efforts to improve air quality, health care costs and transportation.
But the session comes on the heels of a controversial move by lawmakers to replace a medical marijuana law, approved by popular vote, with a plan of their own making. And with two other ballot initiatives successfully added to the state code, supporters worry that Medicaid expansion and an independent redistricting commission could be the next to undergo major surgery in the Legislature.