Assembly Votes to End All Night Sessions

State lawmakers say they want to change the rules to make government more transparent.

**Updated 10 p.m. The State Assembly Thursday voted to end all night debate sessions in an effort, lawmakers said, to make government more open. Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, and Majority Leader Scott Suder (R-Abbottsford) introduced the measure during the first full day the Legislature is in session after the November elections. “At the end of last session, numerous constituents, colleagues and even the press talked to me about ending the overnight Assembly sessions, so that our debates could be more open and transparent,” said Vos in a written statement. “These marathon sessions don’t serve the members or the citizens of this state well.” Leaders from both sides of the aisle signed on to a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that spells …

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