| | Mills said that lawsuit abuse is his legislative priority in 2020. Even though he expects a [[veto]] for such proposed legislation from Governor Edwards, he hopes the legislature, with an even larger Republican majority in Edwards' second term, can override the governor.<ref name=stimes/> | | Mills said that lawsuit abuse is his legislative priority in 2020. Even though he expects a [[veto]] for such proposed legislation from Governor Edwards, he hopes the legislature, with an even larger Republican majority in Edwards' second term, can override the governor.<ref name=stimes/> |
| − | In May 2021, Mills, who campaigned two years earlier as a [[conservative]], joined four other North Louisiana state senators previously considered conservatives, [[Barrow Peacock]], [[Jay Morris]], [[Barry Milligan]], and [[Stewart Cathey]], in voting to extend a $400 million temporary state sales tax even though the state is awaiting a windfall in federal [[coronavirus]] stimulus funding. Mills' vote was even in contrast to the Democratic Senator [[Greg Tarver]], who opposed the tax extension.<ref>''[[Moon Griffon|The Moon Griffon Show]],'' May 28, 2021.</ref> | + | In May 2021, Mills, who campaigned two years earlier as a [[conservative]], joined four other North Louisiana state senators previously considered conservatives, [[Barrow Peacock]], [[Jay Morris]], [[Barry Milligan]], [[Mike Reese]], and [[Stewart Cathey]], in voting to extend a $400 million temporary state sales tax (.45 percent) even though the state is awaiting a windfall in federal [[coronavirus]] stimulus funding. Mills' vote was even in contrast to the Democratic Senator [[Greg Tarver]] of Caddo Parish, who opposed the tax extension.<ref>''[[Moon Griffon|The Moon Griffon Show]],'' May 28, 2021.</ref> |