by Louis Mayeux | Mar 9, 2015 | News
Georgia’s Legislature heads into its pivotal week Monday, with the number of bills on the agenda mounting and time running short. With only a handful of bills receiving final approval so far, the 30th of 40 legislative days arrives Friday – “crossover...
by Louis Mayeux | Mar 6, 2015 | News
The Georgia House Thursday afternoon agreed with arguments that Georgia needs at least an additional $1 billion a year to maintain its roads and bridges. Despite avowals that a new state fuel excise tax of 29.2 cents a gallon represents a tax increase, the...
by Louis Mayeux | Mar 5, 2015 | News
The Georgia House Thursday afternoon approved the transportation spending bill, keeping in place the 29.2-cent per gallon state excise tax. The House sent the bill to the Senate on a 123-46 vote after rejecting a proposed amendment by House Majority Leader...
by Louis Mayeux | Mar 5, 2015 | News
The drama heats up in the Georgia Legislature Thursday, with several high profile bills headed for votes in the House and Senate. On the House side, the closely watched transportation funding bill at last moves to the House floor after undergoing changes to...
by Louis Mayeux | Mar 4, 2015 | News
The House Rules Committee Wednesday morning lowered the fuel excise tax amount in the transportation spending bill from 29.2 cents to 24 cents per gallon, sources told InsiderAdvantage Georgia. House Majority Leader Larry O’Neal (R-Bonaire) offered the...
