Thumbs down on SB 140 The legislative session will be over in a few days and we still have many bills to consider before Sine Die. There is one bill that has passed and the Governor has signed that disturbs me greatly and that is SB 140, better known as the Anti Trans...
There is a lot of news in the past week about what is known as “Cross Over Day”. A bill must be passed by one chamber by Cross Over Day to be considered by the other chamber, or it is dead until the next session, unless there is a bill that is germane and it can be...
We have completed five weeks of the legislative session and last week I, again, introduced a bill to raise the minimum wage in Georgia from $5.15 and hour to $15 an hour. It is an absolutely disgrace that our state minimum wage is so low. Our state leaders are always...
Governor Kemp’s State of the State Address Last week, starting 1/23/2023, we heard Governor Kemp’s State of the State address. A few things stood out for me. Education Governor Kemp seeks to dedicate an additional $1.9 billion in the current and upcoming budgets...
MLK Parade Last week started off with the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday and I had the pleasure of walking in the Martin Luther King March with the Labor community. The last 15 years I have been the MC for the Rally at the end of the March. I sure am proud to be able...
