In this first week of the legislative session, members are circling their wagons and moving forward on the pieces of legislation they deem important enough to push during a legislative session and election year. During election year sessions members are more cautious and thoughtful not to push legislation that will induce an opponent to jump
Governor Nathan Deal will offer his final state of the state address this morning. Expect a bit of a reflection – a well earned victory lap if you will. This is not, however, a Governor who is ready to rest on his laurels. There are things he still wishes to accomplish. He previewed at least
Today marks the 83rd anniversary of Amelia Earhart Putnam becoming the first woman to fly solo from Hawaii to California. Peaches 6 ways to make college more affordable in Georgia Carter wants a meeting about proposed offshore drilling in Georgia Deal may call special session for Amazon freebies The viral post that closed a Georgia Starbucks
Building on the findings of the House Study Committee on Distracted Driving which he chaired, Representative Carson today introduced a bill to curb the use of tablets, laptops, cell phones, Pokemon Go, and everything north of the fidget spinner while driving. Taking your eyes off the road to drive would seem to make things more
Should we or shouldn’t we? If you have an opinion on MARTA extending it’s reach to the nether regions of Fulton County and reside in the county but not Atlanta , tonight marks the first night you can give elected officials your thoughts. Four meetings are scheduled throughout Fulton (dates and locations below) as part
Senator Bruce Thompson (R, 14) has garnered the support of Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr for his Senate Bill 315 . The bill is co-sponsored by Senators John Albers (R, 56), Bill Cowsert (R, 46), Butch Miller (R, 49), Renee Unterman (R, 45), and Senator Jeff Mullis (R, 53). The legislation seeks to strengthen Georgia’s ability to fight
Can the Legislature go away and can college football come back already? “Requiem for John Hurt” by John Fahey. Expert: Jimmy C should lead U.S. nukes negotiation with North Korea. Also, if Trump’s as good at negotiating as he says, why isn’t he hammering out international deals? Makes you think…. Georgia Trend once again left
Tomorrow morning, the 2018 session of the General Assembly moves from opening pageantry into substance, as state leaders preview their legislative priorities at the Eggs & Issues breakfast. As previewed in Monday’s column, two of the main umbrella of issues that will be on the table are metro congestion/mobility, and rural development. I will again
Yes, it does seem like special elections are quite frequent these days. In today’s balloting, voters choose to fill the seats left vacant by the resignation of Senator Rick Jeffares, who is running for Lt. Governor, and State Representative Brian Strickland, who is running for Jeffares open seat. Results can be found at the Secretary
We know the Senate will work through Thursday and that’s when they hope to pass an adjournment resolution. The House has their protocol in order with the first 10 days scheduled. If the Senate doesn’t pass a resolution on Thursday each calendar day counts toward the 40 (but I could be wrong on that). Things
