Due to weather, the House is closed for the rest of this week. Let's take advantage of the opportunity to chat and catch up with the legislative session so far.

• Bills that have passed - abortion on-demand, Blackout Bill, driver's licenses for illegal immigrants, employer sick time mandate
• Bills coming up - paid family medical leave, extreme ballot harvesting, new giant state department for "Children and Families"
• Lessons learned in the first weeks of session
• How legislation will impact our cities, county, and school districts
• Your questions