Usually, most of the changes and horse-trading go on at the subcommittee level, and by the time it reaches the full committee, it's been completely rigged in advance.

We've talked to Justice, and we think what they're doing is tremendous.

It's obvious, if you just look at the substance of the legislation that's been offered, we're in the cross hairs of a lot of what's going on in Washington. This industry has got to recognize that pretty quickly, or we're going to be in bad shape.

We're looking for a moratorium on state and local taxes to allow time so the government and the private sector can make recommendations regarding a future Internet tax policy.

Is there more IT on the agenda here today than in the past? Christ, yes. It's exploding. You've got the IT sector accounting for as much as 10% of the gross national product.

I think it is a very, very prestigious award for Story County. It shows that we are truly energy efficient and trying to spend the taxpayers' dollars right ... It also shows Story County is doing the right thing.