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GLW’s 2010 Legislative Preview

Posted: Thursday, January 7th, 2010 @ 10:30 am in Legislative Preview | No Comments »

The upcoming session of the Georgia General Assembly, which begins on Monday, January 11th, will likely be relatively tame compared to the last few sessions that have had several points of contention between the House and Senate.
As you know, Glenn Richardson resigned as Speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives for certain ethical issues. [...]

Early preview of 2010 legislative session

Posted: Sunday, October 18th, 2009 @ 4:06 pm in Legislative Preview | No Comments »

Travis Fain of the Macon Telegraph has an early preview of the 2010 session of the Georgia General Assembly, which begins in January, after Republicans met last week to discuss priorities.
What can you expect?:
Lindsey said the details of a transportation funding plan, which has divided House and Senate Republicans for two years now, are [...]

GLW’s 2009 Legislative Preview

Posted: Saturday, January 10th, 2009 @ 1:46 pm in Legislative Preview | 4 Comments »

With the circus coming to town on Monday, here is a look at some of the legislation and issues that may get some attention under the Gold Dome. Before we get started, take a look at the players in the upcoming legislative session, as identified by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
There is no shortage of issues in [...]

Brief preview of the 2009 session

Posted: Thursday, January 8th, 2009 @ 9:12 pm in Legislative Preview | No Comments »

The following is commentary I wrote for the Georgia Public Policy Foundation to preview the upcoming session of the Georgia General Assembly. It was published on December 12, 2008. A more in-depth preview is forthcoming.
On Monday, January 12th, the 150th session of the Georgia General Assembly will meet in Atlanta. From that time to Sine [...]

2008 Legislative Preview

Posted: Sunday, January 13th, 2008 @ 10:10 pm in Legislative Preview | 3 Comments »

Tomorrow is the first day of the 2008 session of the Georgia General Assembly. This session is the most important that the Republicans faced since taking control.
Here is a look at what will be taken up during the session:
GREAT Plan: Speaker Richardson’s tax proposal has been the source of much contention. Local governments, teachers [...]

2007 Legislative Preview

Posted: Sunday, January 7th, 2007 @ 9:57 pm in Legislative Preview | No Comments »

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is running a preview for the 2007 session of Georgia General Assembly.
The preview includes a list of “10 things you didn’t know about the Legislature,” which may interest you. Also included is a list of the “major players” at the capitol.
[UPDATE] There is also a very detailed look at the session from [...]