Dear friends and neighbors, The 2021 Legislative Session is fully underway, and while our approach to this session is different due to the pandemic, the work to be done is more crucial than ever. Our first order of business, for instance, was to vote to change the rules so we can safely conduct session remotely because of the pandemic. But the most important and most fundamental aspects of our work — the vital business of our state and our communities — will proceed unabated, as always. First and foremost was the oath of office I recited during my swearing-in to represent you in the Senate for another term. While it’s the same oath we’ve recited in the past, in the wake of ...