WHAT IT MEANS: The court on Tuesday gave the legislature two weeks to come up with something new, so it might be a full-court press as, meanwhile, lawmakers keep focus on those "mini" budget bills to program funding amid the ongoing budget impasse between the governor and General Assembly leaders. It all follows a small pause in attention as communities prepped for an incoming hurricane.
ON TAP: Redistricting committee meetings are already set for Monday, though an agenda wasn't available as of this writing. The House Appropriations Committee is scheduled to meet on Tuesday and may deal with funding bills.
THE SKINNY: The General Assembly has until Sept. 18 to submit new maps, possibly taking focus off other priorities as observers' conversations continue to shift on when the 2019 session will close.
Municipal Equation -- the League's nationally acclaimed podcast about cities and towns adapting in the face of change -- is back, with a strange question: What could, say, aliens and flying saucers mean to a community and its government? Asking seriously. Whether you believe we've actually been visited by interplanetary travelers or whether simple, Earthly explanations satisfy the sightings and stories, no community has a stronger association with extraterrestrials and UFOs than Roswell, New Mexico. On this new episode, we look at what that means from a community and economic-development angle. Yes, really. We're joined by a ufologist and one of the world's foremost experts on what's called "the Roswell Incident" and by a spokesperson of Roswell's local government. Ultimately it's about embracing your community's story and taking it to intergalactic levels.
