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This week, the 2021 legislative session came to a close. More than 540 bills were signed into law, and we’ll be going over many of those in the coming weeks. I’d like to go over some of the major accomplishments.
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After months of work and lengthy conversations, legislative leaders announced a budget agreement for Fiscal Year 2022 on Thursday.
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DEAR ABBY: Seventeen years ago, when my sister “Elise” and I were 19 and 25, our mother kicked us both out. I have long since forgiven her, and I have a happy relationship with her. Elise, on the other hand, has never let it go. I don’t understand why, because she’s the older of us, and 25 was a normal age to leave the nest.
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DEAR ABBY: Several years ago, while living with my sister, I bought a $900 rowing machine I could barely afford. I loved it and used it often. Two years ago, since we were moving out, I decided to let my sister take the rowing machine because my new apartment building had three and hers had no gym at all. It worked perfectly, and I thought I was doing her a favor because she couldn’t afford a gym membership. My intention was to take back the rowing machine when I eventually had room to put it somewhere in a future home.
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DEAR ABBY: When I was 16, my cousin “Mary” came from Georgia to New York to stay with us for the summer. After a short time we began experimenting with French kissing, which led to more things happening between us. Mary went home at the end of summer.
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Dear Doctor: My husband was in the hospital for three weeks with COVID-19. He’s home again and seems OK physically, but he’s not the same person. He’s withdrawn and angry, and I think he’s depressed. He won’t talk about it to me or our kids.
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The legislative session is coming to an end. The governor has signed both the Senate and House redistricting bills. We’ll reconvene later this fall to finish congressional redistricting once we get the final census numbers.
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After proposing the budget last week, legislators came into the Capitol for an extra day so we could move the budget bills forward and pass other important legislation.
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