May 15 - UP IN SMOKED SAUSAGE

Part of a school group is caught in the light of the skylight above the Senate Chamber gallery while on a tour of the Capitol. Near the end of the session, school groups move through the lobbyists, protesters and other school groups on tour with the State Capitol Historical guides.

The Cannabis Conference Committee meets for the last time after the House and Senate conferees reached agreement on HF4757. The committee report also ground in policy measures from agriculture, energy and commerce finance and policy bills.

Co-Chairs of the Cannabis Conference Committee Rep. Zack Stephenson, left and Sen. Lindsey Port, right, check their paperwork prior to Rep. Stephenson calling the committee to order.

Rep. Zack Stephenson,right and Rep. Nolan West, left, talk prior the Cannabis Conference Committee being called to order.

Rep. Zack Stephenson, left and Sen. Lindsey Port, right, confer during a hearing of the Cannabis Conference Committee.

Charlene Briner, interim director of the Office of Cannabis Management, center, listens as members of the Cannabis Conference Committee finalize an agreement.

Rep. Nolan West, a member of the Cannabis Conference Committee, attempted to amend the conference committee report on HF4757 five times and failed on all. attempts.

Interim Director Charlene Briner, Office of Cannabis Management (OCM), center, talks with Rep. Zack Stephenson, right, during a brief recess to make the language of an amendment conform to HF4757. Sophie Leininger, OCM Government Relations Director, left, watches.

Co-chairs, Rep. Zack Stephenson, left and Sen. Lindsey Port, right, listen as a member of the Cannabis Conference Committee attempts to amend the conference committee report on HF4757.

ERA advocates rally outside the House Chamber. Supporters want to get the Equal Rights Amendment on the ballot and voted on during the 2026 general election.

Gideon Shellcutt, escorted by Nancy Bresnahan, looks out from the “Yes on ERA” sign he’s holding during a rally outside the House Chamber.

ERA advocates tuck their signs behind the base of a lamp outside the House Gallery before entering.

Sen. Nicole Mitchell votes on a expulsion motion that would have Sen. Mitchell removed from the Senate. The motion failed.

The construction of the State Office Building expansion is across the street from the Capitol. The State Office Building, left, will be remodeled during the expansion.