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Republican legislative leaders met with reporters to review why bipartisan opposition brought down the Blake bill (drug possession and treatment) and discuss the possibility of a special session to pass a...

April 24, 2023

Rep. J.T. Wilcox joined Mike McClanahan on the 2023 Impact Sine Die Special to discuss the operating budget, tax-increase proposals, bipartisan successes, housing, vehicular pursuit, and the Blake issue. Wilcox warned...

April 23, 2023

In his week 15 legislative session review, House Republican Leader J.T. Wilcox discusses state budgets, real estate taxes (House Bill 1628), the Blake fix (Senate Bill 5536) and controversial legislation that...

April 21, 2023

Republican legislative leaders sounded the alarm on last-minute tax increases proposed by Democrats, reviewed the status of watered-down public safety policies, and assessed wins, losses and missed opportunities in housing legislation...

April 18, 2023

In his week 14 legislative session review, House Republican Leader J.T. Wilcox discusses legislation related to parental rights (Senate Bill 5599), vehicular pursuits (Senate Bill 5352) and drug possession and treatment...

April 14, 2023

Republican lawmakers told reporters that agreement between three of the Legislature’s caucuses over badly needed updates to drug possession laws is being threatened by House Democrats, who have stripped a Senate...

April 11, 2023

In his week 13 legislative session review, House Republican Leader J.T. Wilcox discusses the public safety legislation that will define the 2023 legislative session – vehicular pursuits (Senate Bill 5352) and...

April 7, 2023

Bipartisan housing legislation that passed out of the House is being significantly altered or abandoned in the Senate in the final weeks of the 2023 legislative session, Republican legislative leaders told...

April 4, 2023

House Republican Leader J.T. Wilcox opposes the House Democrats’ 2023-25 operating budget (Senate Bill 5187) in a floor speech. He also outlines House Republican budget priorities, including K-12 education, public safety,...

April 3, 2023

In his week 12 legislative session review, House Republican Leader J.T. Wilcox discusses budgets, taxes and housing – including why increasing real estate excise taxes (REET) is a bad idea. He...

March 31, 2023