by Patrick Hickey | Apr 3, 2019 | News, News 2
Editor’s note: IAG will continue to break down all the legislation from the 2019 legislative session throughout the week The clock struck midnight and scraps of paper filled the air at the State Capitol Tuesday, marking the end of the 2019 legislative...
by Patrick Hickey | Mar 28, 2019 | News, News 2
The House Rules Committee met Wednesday to discuss SB 131, the “Airport Takeover Bill” that has been among the biggest stories at the Capitol during the 2019 session. Despite passing the Senate earlier this month, its odds of making it out of the...
by Patrick Hickey | Mar 14, 2019 | News, News 2
If something sounds too good to be true, it probably is. That dour saying appears to fit the bill in the case of two infrastructure programs approved under the watch of former Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed – the 2015 Renew Atlanta bond and the 2016 TSPLOST....
by Patrick Hickey | Mar 13, 2019 | News, News 2
Governor Brian Kemp on Tuesday, flanked by Georgia legislative leaders, signed the amended fiscal year 2019 budget, which will tide the state over until FY 2020 begins July 1st. The new additions to the annual mid-year adjustment to the state budget include...
by Patrick Hickey | Mar 8, 2019 | News, News 2
A busy Crossover Day in the Georgia Senate saw a number of major pieces of legislation come up for a vote that would serve as their last chance (for now) to pass into the House. Among them: SB 2: Not much debate was needed for Sen. Steve Gooch’s...
