Denney to be House Resources Chairman

Lawerence Denney presides over the House Thursday morning for a final time.

Former House Speaker Lawerence Denney is the new chairman of the House Resources Committee. “I told Scott that I want to do anything that I can to help him be successful, and if a chairmanship was what he wanted, I’d do that,” Denney said. New Speaker Scott Bedke, who ousted Denney as speaker on Wednesday night, said yesterday that he wanted a “substantive” role for Denney, saying with the high number of freshman lawmakers in the House this year, “I feel very strongly that we don’t have the luxury to not use our experienced legislators, including Rep. Denney.” Betsy Russell, EOB More here.

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