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...
Every 10 years after the census is completed the Georgia legislature reformulates the boundaries of each state and local congressional, legislative and other governmental districts. This is called “reapportionment”. In accordance with this constitutional mandate the...
The 2021 Georgia legislative session has ended. This one was difficult, not only because COVID restrictions prevented local groups and constituents from visiting the Capitol, but also because of the amount of bills passed that did nothing to improve the lives of...
Bills passed on Crossover Day Monday, March 8 2021, was Crossover day at the Gold Dome. This is the big day when all the bills passed in the Georgia House of Representatives are sent to the Georgia Senate. The Georgia Senate also sends their bills to the Georgia...
We are 15 days in of the 40 of the 2021 legislative session and the Republicans have lived up to their reputation of backing bad legislation that hurts all Georgians. While we are in a pandemic, Republicans have refused to restore funds to education and instead have...
