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In November, voters will decide on a constitutional amendment that would require a two-thirds majority of the house and senate in order to pass an income tax increase; a decrease would need a simple majority.

The 2026 legislature has adjourned

Legislation has been introduced that would set state-wide renewable energy siting standards

Law banning eminent domain for carbon dioxide pipeline construction working its way through the legislature

This month's environmental news - April, 2026

One of the important sources of funds for natural resources, water, and soils is a program called REAP. Every year the legislature must fund this program. This bill keeps REAP alive beyond 2028.

A bill moving the legislature would restrict the property tax exemption on forest reservations and fruit tree reservations

This month's environmental news - March, 2026

The second funnel was March 20, where legislation that has not passed one chamber plus a committee in the opposite chamber is sidelined for the current legislative session.

A bill has been introduced that calls for an Article V convention that will propose amendments to the US Constitution that will impose fiscal restraints on the federal government, limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal government, and...