by Louis Mayeux | Apr 2, 2015 | News
The Georgia Legislature’s 2015 session comes to a close Thursday, with the most noteworthy bills already passed and ready for Gov. Nathan Deal’s signature. In dramatic votes near midnight Tuesday, the House and Senate approved the session’s centerpiece...
by Louis Mayeux | Apr 1, 2015 | News
The Georgia Legislature late Tuesday night approved a transportation spending package that will raise nearly $1 billion in new funds annually for roads and bridges. A conference committee compromise reached earlier Tuesday evening advanced to the House and...
by Louis Mayeux | Mar 30, 2015 | News
By Louis Mayeux & Phil Kent A House Judiciary Committee meeting scheduled for Monday morning has been canceled, making it questionable that the so-called religious liberty bill will receive full House consideration before the General Assembly’s Thursday night...
by Louis Mayeux | Mar 27, 2015 | News
The religious freedom bill could get new life Monday morning when the House Judiciary Committee meets to consider the legislation once more. Rep. Stacey Evans, D-Smyrna, a committee member, told InsiderAdvantage Georgia Friday evening that she’s heard that an...
by Louis Mayeux | Mar 27, 2015 | News
A bill requiring insurance coverage for treatment of early childhood autism appears headed for passage under a compromise announced Thursday by the House and Senate Insurance Committee chairmen Senate Bill 1 by Senate Insurance Chairman Charlie Bethel, R-Dalton,...