What Do You Want to See in the 2017 GA General Assembly Session?
The Georgia General Assembly will convene this upcoming Monday, January 9. While the budget is of utmost concern, many expect debate on issues such as religious liberty, expansion of cannabis oil for medical usage, education reform/oversight, and of course, how to handle in-state tuition for students that fall under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA).
What do you want to see happen during the 40 days of the 2017 session? Take a moment to share your thoughts and debate with others. Who knows, your idea may make it to the floor.
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Meaningful dialogue and substantial progress towards regional transit for Atlanta
setting the stage for a transit governance bill in 2018
What is “substantial progress?” Do you want more expensive road projects or what?
“The committee’s report recommends the legislature set aside funding this winter the State Road and Tollway Authority (SRTA) would use to develop transit governance legislation to introduce in 2018. SRTA would hire an independent consultant for the work.
“We need to get third-party expertise … people who have done this in other places,” said Sen Fran Millar, R-Dunwoody.
The committee amended its report Thursday to require any proposed transit governance solution to go before voters in each affected county.”
http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2016/12/29/georgia-senate-panel-recommends-path-forward-for.html
and the next sentence: “…but the counties have to agree it makes sense,” said Sen. Lindsey Tippins, R-Marietta. but why a referendum rather than a commission vote? which has the greater odds of success?
“The committee amended its report Thursday to require any proposed transit governance solution to go before voters in each affected county” is General Assembly leadership parlance for “We’re going to punt this one.”
The above meant to be a reply to Rambler14.
Late to this one but what the heck.
Wants, though treading into wishes, if not pipe dreams:
• Rules that allow adequate time for review of all legislation prior to voting.
• Allow the public to vote on a casino gambling amendment.
• Merger of all Metro Atlanta transit systems.
• Nonpartisan primaries with top two going to the general election.
• Nonpartisan, racially blind, community centric algorithm to be used for all future redistricting.
• Absolutely no discussion of an RFRA without adding a state civil rights act that includes sexual orientation along with race, creed… and all the usual entries included by most every other state in the union.
• No bathroom discussions. Period. Bedrooms either. If this door is opened then it is only fair to open the church doors too.
• A working ethics board that is not beholden to the Governor.