The first day of July marks the beginning of the new fiscal year and when many laws take effect. We are midway through a whirlwind 2019 that has been full of political news, ranging from the nationwide conversation on abortion and reproductive rights to electoral integrity to numerous visits from the two dozen or so candidates running for president. July 1 is when the record-setting $27.5 billion state operating budget kicks in, complete with money for a new voting system and pay raises for