What They’re Saying Is Not What They’re Doing
Tweet In politics, too many are judged on what they say. Too often, there is quite a distance between what politicians tell us they will do, and what is actually done. Sometimes that distance can be measured in days – quite literally. Forty days, to be exact.
Read More →Ethics Reform Transparently Lacks Will
Tweet Most items of consequence within the Georgia General Assembly happen during the final few days. This is sometimes because lengthy negotiations require the full allotment of time to come to a consensus of the interested parties in each chamber. Sometimes it is because positions require feedback that is part of an iterative process involving [...]
Read More →Georgia House passes ‘parent trigger’ bill
Tweet Staff Reports Atlanta, Ga – For parents who want school choice, the opportunity to exercise the so-called “parent trigger” is now one step closer. House Bill 123, which calls for the “parent trigger” passed the House 97 to 23 despite strong opposition from public teachers groups.
Read More →To Crossover Day, And Beyond
Tweet Thursday will be “crossover day” in the Georgia legislature. That is the day when a bill must pass either the House of the Senate in order to be considered by the other body this session. In short, if a bill doesn’t pass somewhere by Thursday, it is dead for this session.
Read More →Ethics Reform On The Table; Must Be Watched
Tweet This week, the Legislature is finally expected to return its focus to ethics legislation. It is important that the Georgia voting electorate that angrily demanded ethics reform at the polls this past summer focus on this as well.
Read More →Ethics a Bigger Issue Than Gift Caps
Tweet Ethics, again, will be a much talked about topic around the legislature this session. Unlike other sessions, however, the legislature may not just limit themselves to just talk. Senators have started the ball rolling, adopting new Senate Rules that install a cap on lobbyist expenditures for any member of the body in excess of [...]
Read More →Governor Asks Legislature to Abdicate Responsibility
Tweet Monday, the Georgia General Assembly convened for the first of its 40 days. It’s clear that budget issues will dominate the early part of this session, with uncertainty in Washington threatening to delay completion of the budget and threatening to extend the legislature well into the spring.
Read More →Falcons Blow Early Lead…On New Stadium
Tweet The Falcons won another close one at the Georgia Dome on Sunday. It didn’t start out close, as they led 20-0 at the half. Yet they had to come from behind in the final seconds to win the playoff game that could have ended their season. Such has been the story of the 2012-13 [...]
Read More →Holidays Are Approaching; Legislators Still Working
Tweet There will be a few meetings this week for Georgia politics. After all, there’s still that whole “fiscal cliff” that Washington has to decide how to deal with. Georgia’s Congressional delegation will spend most of this week, again, in anticipation of some movement from those who are negotiating the “grand bargain” that will allow [...]
Read More →Senate Dems Elect Leadership Team for 2013-14 Term
Tweet Women influential part of caucus efforts Atlanta, Ga. – The Georgia Senate Democratic Caucus elected today its leadership team for the 2013 – 2014 term. Re-elected to serve as Leader of the Senate Democrats was Steve Henson (Tucker). Sen. Vincent Fort was re-elected as Caucus Whip. Sen. Horacena Tate (Atlanta) was elected to serve [...]
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