by Louis Mayeux | Feb 17, 2015 | News
The Georgia House and Senate return to work Tuesday after a four-day holiday weekend break, with committee activity accelerating and more bills headed for floor action. A hearing on College Board changes to the AP history curriculum framework for high school...
by Louis Mayeux | Feb 16, 2015 | News
Gov. Nathan Deal sees allowing the state to take over failing schools as a ground-breaking solution to woeful public education in Georgia’s poverty-stricken inner cities. For his “Opportunity School District” plan to pass, Deal will need to win over skeptical...
by Louis Mayeux | Feb 13, 2015 | News
Health groups Thursday called for a cigarette tax increase to replace general fund revenues lost if the House transportation funding plan gains approval. House Bill 170’s conversion of the state’s sales tax on gasoline into a per-gallon fuel excise tax would...
by Louis Mayeux | Feb 12, 2015 | News
Gov. Nathan Deal on Wednesday afternoon unveiled his proposal to create an Opportunity School District that will allow the state to temporarily take over failing schools. The proposed constitutional amendment, authored by Senate floor leader Butch Miller,...
by Louis Mayeux | Feb 11, 2015 | News
The Georgia Legislature’s increased support for mass transit includes a proposal to fulfill one of MARTA’s long-held aims, permanently lifting state restrictions on how the transit agency spends its revenues. House Bill 213, authored by Rep. Mike Jacobs,...
