by Louis Mayeux | Mar 20, 2015 | News
The Georgia Senate will rev up the drama Friday, voting on the transportation spending plan and the appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2016. The $21.8 billion fiscal year budget includes 4 percent pay raises for Supreme Court and Court of Appeals judges and 2...
by Louis Mayeux | Mar 19, 2015 | News
The House Education Committee Wednesday asked tough questions about Gov. Nathan Deal’s proposed plan to allow the state to take over failing schools. At a packed committee hearing, Rep. Christian Coomer, R-Cartersville, one of the governor’s floor leaders,...
by Louis Mayeux | Mar 18, 2015 | News
The Senate Transportation Committee Tuesday reduced the gas-pump burden on the state’s drivers in its plan to raise additional funds for roads and bridges, cutting the proposed state fuel excise tax by a nickel a gallon from the House’s legislation. “One of our...
by Louis Mayeux | Mar 17, 2015 | News
St. Patrick’s Day celebrations and March Madness office pools will generate more enthusiasm than Tuesday’s referendum on Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed’s proposed $250 million bond issue to fund city infrastructure projects. Low voter turnout is expected for Reed’s...
by Louis Mayeux | Mar 16, 2015 | News
More changes are expected when the Senate transportation spending bill arrives this week. One close follower of transportation funding told InsiderAdvantage Georgia that the Senate proposal will be “far different” from House Bill 170, which underwent several...
