In what is quickly becoming an annual absurdity, HB 535, the ‘Brunch Bill’ which would allow local restaurants to serve alcohol before 12:30pm on Sundays, has once again stalled out in the state Senate. While who exactly is offended by Georgians drinking before noon on a Sunday is still unknown, experts state that some 4,000 restaurants in the state are suffering from the restriction. Over-regulation, as always, is SINKING…
Redistricting spells trouble for some state reps.
It was inevitable that some Georgia state reps. would be dismayed by the proposed redistricted map, the first draft of which was unveiled this week. Eight representatives, six Democrats and two Republicans, have been drawn into the same districts. Among those – Democratic Reps. Sam Park and Greg Kennard of Lawrenceville, Reps. Teri Anulewicz and Doug Stoner of Smyrna, and Republican Reps. Beth Camp of Concord and David Knight of Griffin. The maps will be debated and potentially updated during the special session but for incumbent legislators drawn into the same districts the ship is DRIFTING…
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