The Senate gave us lots to
talk about, including
as we're getting ready to record
news that the Senate
majority leader
Devin LeMahieu is not going
to seek reelection.
Which in the world of the
state Capitol, as you all know
that is a pretty big deal.
Zac, what can we take from that
given the way that the Senate
has been acting this week?
And how big a deal
is it in the Capitol?
Well it certainly felt
like a week of voting
where people weren't
worried about the next
election or the next term.
There were questions of whether
that signaled LeMahieu
knew that his majority position
was at stake
as Republicans are worried about
having the Dems flip the Senate.
But I think the bigger picture
to look here is
we're going to have a new
majority leader in the Senate
a new speaker in the Assembly
and a new governor.
And the last time that happened
was 2011 with Scott Walker
and the (Fitzgeralds) running the show.
Big changes that time.
We might see big changes
next session too.
A wave election. Every election
is nationalized right now.
And there have already
been people talking about
whether this would be a
nationalized Democratic election
Anya, you know that
Capitol building
And you know how
much sway leaders carry.
How big of a deal is it to you
that LeMahieu, the leader
that you've covered in that
Senate since you've been here
is stepping down?
Yeah.
I mean, like Zac said
the session
the voting session only a few
days ago, was that two days ago?
I've lost track of time this week.
There were a few bills that came
forward where there was a
a real question of whether
Devin would let them get to
the floor because he did
not have Republican votes.
And so there were kind of threat
being floated about what
that would mean for his
leadership position.
And those bills passed with
necessary Democratic votes.