Following the tragic passing of House Rules Chairman Jay Powell, Republican leaders at the state Capitol were faced with selecting a new chair for the powerful committee, which selects which bills make it to the House floor for a vote. This week Speaker David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge) announced that Rep. Richard Smith (R-Columbus) has been appointed as the new chair of the Rules Committee, instantly making him one of the state’s most influential state legislators. The 2020 session is right around the corner, but already Smith’s ship is RISING…
Senate Republicans nominate new president pro tem
A follow up to yesterday’s Floating Boat – Georgia Senate Republicans this week also nominated state Sen. Larry Walker III, R-Perry, as president pro tem. That nomination won’t become a full election until the General Assembly convenes in January, at which point Walker will succeed state Sen. John F. Kennedy Jr., R-Macon, who is running for lt. governor. RISING…
