John C Eklund

The lawmaker is undecided on how to vote because he has seen both beneficial and abusive rules in the past but feels perplexed about what action this bill requires.

The lawmaker supports the amendment because they believe that if rules must be bent, this situation involving important funding for vulnerable populations is an appropriate time to do so.

The speaker supports an amendment because it provides five more opportunities to recruit doctors for the state, which is necessary given that students are being poached by other states.

The lawmaker supports the amendment because regulators confirmed that this year's version will not harm anyone with appropriated water rights.

The lawmaker supports the amendment because some commissions are statutorily limited in how much they can charge, and these increases violate those limits.

The lawmaker expresses caution about supporting the bill because they believe it creates a new agency with unclear accounting structures, potentially adding bureaucracy rather than reducing it.

The lawmaker opposes the bill because they believe these curriculum issues should be handled at a local level rather than by state legislation.

The lawmaker supports the amendment as a compromise that helps the State Fair continue planning after they found ways to generate some of their own funding.

The lawmaker supports the bill because he views the State Fair as an educational tool and believes a year-round program is a good plan for the community.