A postmortem on dead bills

By: Zach Stock

Outlets: Indiana Capital Chronicle

Published: March 30, 2026

Words: 850

Last Updated: 4 months ago

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“Could the straggling thoughts of individuals be collected, they would frequently form materials for wise and able men to improve into useful matter.” So wrote Thomas Paine as he midwifed a new nation of laws almost 250 years ago.

Easy for him to say. He never battled distracted ideas spread across dozens (and dozens) of open browser tabs.

Still, we should take the time. The straggling thoughts found in failed legislation have wisdom …

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