On this week's Takeout, Matt Murphy digs into the two-weeks-old budget stalemate and how one issue thought to be under discussion could be putting one negotiator in a tough spot; Katie Lannan explains the House's action this week on energy legislation and looks ahead to the prospects of an energy bill reaching the governor's desk; Andy Metzger talks about the House's opioid bill and Michael Norton analyzes the state of play in the Legislature for the coming two-plus weeks.

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