Senate bill makes DUI a felony for illegal residents
[private] The Georgia Senate passed legislation (SB 162) Thursday that will make driving under the influence (DUI) a felony offense for a person who is residing illegally in the United States. Current...
View ArticlePolitical Notes – TV report links two senators to fired secretary
[private] The dismissed legislative employee whose law firm received a secret $80,000 payment to settle claims that she was a victim of racial discrimination has been linked in a TV report to Sens....
View ArticleSenate bill requires ‘self-development classes’ for food stamp applicants
[private] The Senate approved legislation Wednesday that will require people applying for food stamps to take high school courses or “self-development classes” before they can receive the public...
View ArticleHorse racing bills may gallop out of both chambers
[private] Legislation paving the way for pari-mutuel wagering on horse races could originate in both chambers of the General Assembly during the upcoming session. Rep. Harry Geisinger (R-Roswell) has...
View ArticleLigon throws in the towel on trying to stop Common Core standards
[private] State Sen. William Ligon (R-Brunswick) essentially admitted defeat Wednesday in his legislative attempts to reverse Georgia’s adoption of “Common Core” curriculum standards in K-12 public...
View ArticleSenate turns away another effort to kill Common Core
[private] The state Senate turned back a late effort Thursday to kill the Common Core curriculum guidelines adopted for Georgia’s K-12 public schools. Senators voted down two anti-Common Core...
View ArticleCharter school supporters, anti-Common Core activists fall short
[private] In recent legislative sessions Georgia’s charter school advocates won victory after victory, most notably a state constitutional amendment to create a special commission that would approve...
View ArticleCoastal aquifer bill clogged up in committee again
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View ArticleSenate Republicans turn thumbs down on AP history course
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