Interim Ag. Committee: 1st of two-day meeting

This day is very busy.  The agenda lists temporary water rights, eminent domain, wild horses, and fire response before lunch.  After lunch, we have electronic IDs for cattle and foreign land ownership.  Read more>>>

Interim Ag Committee: 2nd day of two-day meeting

Today is a half-day meeting, mostly about state lands and natural assets.  Three bills are before the committee, and they hear about seeds and crop improvement before heading home.  Read more>>>

Ratification of the 13th Amendment, Abolish Slavery

Ratified on December 6, 1865, this Amendment was the first of three called the “Civil War Amendments.”  A tug-of-war between Congress and the Supreme Court ensued where SCOTUS claimed that Congress exceeded its powers with the enforcement section and that

Ratification: 24th Amendment

The 24th Amendment was ratified in 1964. "There can be no one too poor to vote," declared President Lyndon Johnson.  At the time of the passing of this Amendment, the most egregious use of poll taxes stop voting was in