Capitol Update – Nightly During Session – Wednesday, January 26, 2022

Capitol Update is daily review of state government during the Legislative Session. Today’s topics include:  

• Democrats walked out of committee after frustrations with the Surgeon General’s responses to their questions during his confirmation hearing.
• The national debate on critical race theory took center stage in the House Judiciary committee in the form of a House Speaker priority bill.
• The House Redistricting committee passed a new map proposal for the state’s 120 house districts.