by Walter Jones | Mar 27, 2016 | James Magazine
ATLANTA – A Dunwoody lawmaker introduced a bill near midnight Thursday to incorporate St. Simons Island. The bill by Rep. Tom Taylor died a few moments later when the General Assembly completed its 2016 session, but it triggered the two-year countdown to a vote...
by Walter Jones | Mar 24, 2016 | James Magazine
ATLANTA — Students would take fewer standardized tests and teacher evaluations would be less dependent on how their pupils perform on them under a bill passed Thursday by the General Assembly. “This bill will probably have more positive impact on education...
by Walter Jones | Mar 24, 2016 | James Magazine
ATLANTA – The House beat back an amendment to weaken a pipeline moratorium bill late Monday night and sent the measure to the governor for his signature. By a vote of 1116-48, House Bill 1036 passed to prohibit the state from issuing any permits or...
by Walter Jones | Mar 23, 2016 | James Magazine
ATLANTA – The state budget approved by a conference committee Monday has money for local projects as well as pay raises for state workers and teachers. The committee capped days of negotiations Monday morning, and the House and Senate voted on the agreement in...
by Walter Jones | Mar 21, 2016 | James Magazine
ATLANTA – So many new cities have been created in Georgia over the last decade or so that lawmakers have instituted procedures to slow the process down to make sure mistakes aren’t made in a rush. People usually want to create a city because they’re...
