Now it was time to take the last four-day weekend of the legislative year.

Said another: "You'd have to consider the legislative year over."

"It's not easy for them in this legislative year," he said.

The fourth article, on Aug. 9, was about his legislative years.

Both sides are already jockeying for advantage in next year's legislative and county executive elections.

Early in the legislative year, their committees will have to address landmark legislation.

Some lobbyists even predicted that the House might not pass a bill at all in a legislative year shortened by the political campaigns.

Chisum remained competitive in the race by tapping into more than $600,000 that he raised during his legislative years.

He opposed the busing of Vermont parochial school children during his legislative years.

Time is running out in the legislative year, and the key Congressional committees find themselves deeply divided, across party lines.