The current version of the GREAT plan will get a hearing in Ways & Means on Thursday. The Speaker is presenting the plan himself to the committee. Word is that it’ll come to the floor for a vote. I don’t have a date on that as of now.
I’ll post more on this once I [...]
Senator David Shafer has an op-ed in the Athens Banner Herald on our upcoming border skirmish with Tennessee.
I get quoted in an article about how we’d better hone up on those time management skills.
Lawmakers said something last week about how the DOR says that revenues are down 7% in the last few months. [...]
The amended FY 2008 budget passed this morning, six legislators voted against it.
One interesting note, there was a rule change in the House that prevented amendments from being offered:
Rule 108.3 No amendment to any appropriations bill shall be in order if the amendment has the effect of both reducing one appropriation and either increasing [...]
State Sen. David Shafer has proposed a resolution that would solve a border dispute that that is more than 100 years old:
Desperate for water amid a historic drought, some Georgia lawmakers are trying to reopen an 1818 border dispute with Tennessee.
They have set their sights on a stretch of the 652-mile long Tennessee River that [...]
The State Senate approved a measure dealing with the immigration issue today. SB 340 would strip funding for so-called “sanctuary cities” in Georgia by a vote of 45 to 8.
As the article notes, no “sanctuary cities” exist in Georgia.
When lawmakers arrived today, the amended FY2008 budget was sitting on their desks. The budget has to sit for 24 hours after presentation and will be taken up during the tomorrow’s session.
No copies have been distributed. As soon as one comes available, we’ll get it posted.
[UPDATE] You can view the amended FY2008 budget here.
Yesterday, the Senate approved the House version of the statewide water plan:
The House version was no different from the Senate version, but one of them needed to pass both bodies:The state’s first water management plan is on its way to Gov. Sonny Perdue’s desk.
With a 42-10 vote and no discussion, the Georgia Senate on Tuesday [...]
In a press release issued jointly by House Democratic Leader DuBose Porter and Senate Democratic Leader Robert Brown, attention was brought to House Bill 1057; a bill that would “put a stop to school cuts and take the burden of $1.5 billion in property tax shifts off local government.”
According to the Democratic leaders, HB [...]