by Phil Kent | Feb 21, 2020 | Promos
Last year Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms signed an executive order barring the city jail from holding any criminal illegal aliens detained by federal Immigration Control Enforcement (ICE) agents. The other day the Trump administration struck back at Atlanta...
by Phil Kent | Feb 20, 2020 | Promos
Even before billionaire Democratic presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg got into the Nevada debate and started rising in national polls, Georgia’s Democratic Party has been split over his efforts to buy support, conduct a huge media ad buy and seek Peach State...
by Cindy Morley | Feb 19, 2020 | Promos
While most of the attention of state lawmakers has been on budgets and crunching numbers the past few weeks, a state Representative has filed legislation that would limit the number of patients a nurse can be assigned at one time. Sandra Scott (D-Rex) said she...
by Cindy Morley | Feb 12, 2020 | Promos
State legislators took an unexpected recess this week to dig deep into the state’s budget — and Tuesday Gov. Brian Kemp’s budget director spent time walking lawmakers through the proposed plans for the Amended FY 20 and FY 21 budgets. “While we are making...
by Phil Kent | Feb 6, 2020 | Promos
Tensions between Gov. Brian Kemp and House of Representatives Speaker David Ralston over the governor’s $28 billion proposed 2021 state budget and funding reductions have led to a surprise General Assembly “break” until resolution is reached. Suspending work on...
by Cindy Morley | Jan 30, 2020 | Promos
State Senator Brandon Beach (R-Alpharetta) took his proposal for horse racing in Georgia back to the Senate Economic Development and Tourism Committee Wednesday afternoon. Members heard from Beach as well as a number of opponents to the plan, but did not vote on the...
