| Capitol Update Apr. 26, 2010 through Apr. 30, 2010 |
With a confetti of shredded bills and the slam of gavel, the General Assembly marked the end of one of the longest legislative sessions in Georgia history. ...More
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| Article Date: 05/05/10 |
| Capitol Update Apr. 19, 2010 through Apr. 23, 2010 |
The House will convene for its 39 th legislative day on Tuesday, April 27, leaving Sine Die, the last day of the session for Thursday of this week. ...More
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| Article Date: 04/27/10 |
| Capitol Update Apr. 12, 2010 through Apr. 16, 2010 |
We are on the home stretch, and after Monday, April 20, there will be just three legislative days remaining in the 2010 session. The House sets its schedule by resolution, and House Resolution 1995 tentatively places the last day of session, Sine Die, on Thursday, April 29. ...More
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| Article Date: 04/19/10 |
| Capitol Update Apr. 5, 2010 through Apr. 9, 2010 |
| When the General Assembly concludes its 34th legislative day on Monday, April 12, we will have only six days remaining in the 2010 regular session. Over the next few days, I hope to see significant headway on this year's and next year's budgets, transportation reforms, and ethics reform. The gap in the budget is still a significant one, but both chambers are working diligently to find ways to close it without increasing the tax burdens on Georgians. ...More
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| Article Date: 04/13/10 |
| Capitol Update Mar. 29, 2010 through Apr. 3, 2010 |
The House concluded its 33 rd legislative day on Thursday, April 1 to begin a week-long recess. We will return on Monday, April 12 to Appropriations meetings for the 2011 budget. ...More
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| Article Date: 04/06/10 |
| Capitol Update Mar. 22, 2010 through Mar. 26, 2010 |
The House breathed a collective sigh of relief when Speaker Ralston gaveled the us to adjournment Friday night. We gaveled in at 10:00 AM, and at just after midnight, we had finally come to the end of a marathon Crossover Day. ...More
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| Article Date: 03/29/10 |
| Capitol Update Mar. 15, 2010 through Mar. 18, 2010 |
The legislative session is speeding rapidly toward its end. ...More
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| Article Date: 03/22/10 |
| Capitol Update Mar. 8, 2010 through Mar. 12, 2010 |
By now many are aware of the bleak budget picture the state faces this year and next. ...More
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| Article Date: 03/15/10 |
| Capitol Update Mar. 1, 2010 through Mar. 5, 2010 |
The General Assembly returns Monday, March 8 for the twenty-first legislative day of session after a two-week break. ...More
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| Article Date: 03/08/10 |
| Capitol Update Feb. 22, 2010 - Feb. 26, 2010 |
Throughout last week, the House and Senate adjourned to conduct budget hearings for the 2011 fiscal year in their respective Appropriations subcommittees. ...More
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| Article Date: 03/01/10 |
| Capitol Update Feb. 16, 2010 through Feb. 18, 2010 |
Last week was a short one with the legislature convening only three days. We have reached the halfway point and twenty legislative days remain in the regular session. Ten days remain until Crossover Day, the last day bills can pass one chamber to be considered by the other chamber. ...More
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| Article Date: 02/22/10 |
| Capitol Update Feb. 8, 2010 through Feb. 12, 2010 |
The 2010 legislative session is passing rapidly. By law, each session can last only forty legislative days beginning the second Monday in January. ...More
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| Article Date: 02/16/10 |
| Capitol Update Feb.1 through Feb.5, 2010 |
The fourth week of the 2010 session came to a close on Friday, February 5th, marking the 13th legislative day. ...More
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| Article Date: 02/09/10 |
| Capitol Update Jan. 25, 2010 through Jan. 28, 2010 |
The General Assembly gaveled in for the fifth legislative day on Monday, January 25, after a week off for budget briefings from state agencies and departments. ...More
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| Article Date: 02/01/10 |
| Capitol Update Jan. 11, 2010 through Jan. 15, 2010 |
| The second session of the 150th Georgia General Assembly convened January 11, 2010, marking the first legislative day of the year. Over the next few months, the legislature will return to the perennial issues of transportation, taxation, water resources, and education that have occupied past agendas and present headlines. ...More
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| Article Date: 01/19/10 |
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