by Walter Jones | Mar 4, 2014 | News
ATLANTA — The Senate voted 35-18 Monday to prohibit health plans offered under the federal Affordable Care Act to cover abortion except in medical emergencies. Sen. Josh McKoon, R-Columbus, said Senate Bill 98 matches longstanding federal law which prohibits...
by Walter Jones | Mar 4, 2014 | News
ATLANTA — Business was brisk Monday as candidates cued up to qualify for this year’s partisan elections. Politicians were in line for Republican and Democratic primaries at 9 a.m. at the Capitol when the weeklong qualifying period officially began. Gov....
by Walter Jones | Mar 3, 2014 | News
ATLANTA — Sen. Renee Unterman supports legislation that isn’t universally popular with some of the newer lawmakers in her Republican Party. Unterman attributes that to the differences in their experiences. She has been a nurse, a wife, a mayor, county...
by Walter Jones | Feb 28, 2014 | News
ATLANTA — A handful of truck drivers steered for the Capitol instead of their usual routes Wednesday out of the Port of Savannah on a quest to move some legislation instead of freight. They are looking for passage of Senate Bill 401 and SB 402 which would make...
by Walter Jones | Feb 26, 2014 | News
ATLANTA — State workers and teachers have never been able to get elective abortion coverage, and legislation spelling that out is just to clarify existing rules, the bill’s author said Tuesday. Rep. Darlene Taylor, R-Thomasville, told the House Insurance...
