First, they have been rather busy. Money from the stimulus dried up this year; states spent their legislative sessions scrambling to fill budget gaps.
其他各州州长和议员迟迟不肯行动，原因如下：首先是因为最近他们忙得不行——经济刺激计划下的拨款本年已经耗光，各州议会会议上都争相克服预算困难。
Some states have only brief legislative sessions-as short as 30 calendar days this year in Virginia, and 45 in Utah - that leave little time for gimmickry.
有些州只有简短的立法会议-维吉尼亚(Virginia)的今年的日程表只有短短的30天，犹他州(utah)是45天-短到没时间引起公众的反应。
Alan Rosenthal, who researches state legislatures at Rutgers University, says the town was always hopping during legislative sessions and sleepy the rest of the year.
在格斯（Rutgers）大学研究州立法机构的阿兰罗森塔尔（Alan Rosenthal）说道，塔拉哈西在立法会议期间总是一派繁忙景象，而除此之外的其他时间便是死气沉沉的了。
Michael Fabricant has invited fellow MPs to use the cathedral in his seat of Lichfield in staffordshire-though he warns that legislative sessions would have to fit around services.
迈克尔·法布里坎特已建议在他拥有一个席位的斯塔福德郡利奇菲尔德，使用大教堂作为议会去处—尽管他一再警告，立法会议本应适应其职能。
Michael Fabricant has invited fellow MPs to use the cathedral in his seat of Lichfield in staffordshire-though he warns that legislative sessions would have to fit around services.
迈克尔·法布里坎特已建议在他拥有一个席位的斯塔福德郡利奇菲尔德，使用大教堂作为议会去处—尽管他一再警告，立法会议本应适应其职能。
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