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Unfortunately, term limits has resulted in churning of leadership that greatly weakens the Legislature as a body relative to the executive branch. In the Senate, turnover rates have increased from 20 percent prior to term limits to 30-40 percent. That may not sound like a drastic change, but it heavily impacts legislative leadership. As the Legislature grappled with the...
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