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Once again, I’m looking at the calendar and realizing that summer is almost half over. On this incredibly lovely June day, I’m drawn once again to that unforgettable line from Mary Oliver’s amazing poem, The Summer Day: “Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?”

Now that the new fiscal year has begun, I wanted to take a couple minutes and explain my votes on the state budget bills.  As you may already know, I voted against the revenue bill and in favor of the other bills in the package ­– the $53 billion budget itself and the budget implementation bill (“BIMP”), which gives the State the power to actually spend the money in the budget.

I’m constantly amazed by the sheer number of incredibly talented people in our communities. Our local artists and arts organizations make our villages more vibrant and more fun, and they also make a major contribution to our local economies.