TGIF. National Margarita Day may have been Wednesday, but this Mexican is going to celebrate tonight.
State
- Georgia Firefighter shot 14 times beats the odds.
- Because we all want to read more about CD-6 and because our own Lawton Sack got a shout out on Political Insider…
- Georgia’s Creative Industries bring $62.5 Billion to State
- Congressman Buddy Carter was the only GOP legislator to hold a town hall meeting this week.
- Meredith buying WPCH Atlanta for $70M.
- Georgia’s State Theater announced it’s 2017-2018 season last night.
- Arrest made in Tara Grinstead murder.
- Driverless cars coming to Georgia?
- The flu took Dade County Schools down for the count.
National
- Someone in Indiana is $435.5 million richer
- Trump set to take CPAC Stage at 10AM
- John Bohner is just cutting his grass and laughing at Congress
- RIP Alan Colmes
- Trump still wants Mexico to like him…kinda.
Wild and Weird
- E.T. went home, but he may be closer than we think.
- John Wilkes Booth POSSIBLY shot in the tushie in Columbus.
And from the Senate Press Office…
The following bills will be on the Senate floor on FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24:
- SB 96 – Health; pronouncement of death by registered professional nurses; nursing homes and hospice care; authorize; county medical examiner’s duties after notice of suspicious death; make a conforming change (H&HS- 1st)
- SB 8 – “Surprise Billing and Consumer Protection Act”; health insurance; provide consumer protections; definitions (Substitute) (H&HS- 45th)
- SB 109 – “Recognition of Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact” (“REPLICA”); provide for the enactment (PUB SAF-27th)
- SB 160 – “Back the Badge Act of 2017” (Substitute) (PUB SAF-7th)
- SB 154 – Assault and Battery; public safety officer while engaged in his or her official duties; provide for the offenses of aggravated assault and aggravated battery (Substitute) (PUB SAF-13th)
- SB 155 – Local Law Enforcement Officer Compensation Commission; create (Substitute) (PUB SAF-13th)
- SB 169 – Specialty License Plate; honoring law enforcement; establish (Substitute) (PUB SAF-13th)
Please note the Senate will convene at 9:00am.