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- Saturday, May 18, 2013 Gainesville, Georgia
Archive By Section - State government
Under the Gold Dome: Day 11
Highlights The House passed two bills Monday. Sponsored by House Speaker David Ralston, House Bill 107 called for health coverage to continue for spouses and dependents of public safety employees who are killed during employment. The bill passed with 163 in favor, none opposed. HB 49 changed the name of the State Board of Technical and Adult Education to the State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia, which aligns the board name with ...
Miller co-sponsors taxpayer protection bill
State Sen. Butch Miller, R-Gainesville, has signed onto legislation that would limit how much the state can spend in a year.
Hot-button issues start to flare up at Capitol
With a quarter of the state legislative session over, 240 bills introduced and about 250 resolutions adopted, the meat of this year's political season is just beginning.
Gov. Deal appoints 2 Gainesville residents
Gov. Nathan Deal made four appointments Friday, including two people from Gainesville. Deborah R. Bailey, director of governmental relations for Northeast Georgia Medical Center and Health System, was named to the Georgia Board of Nursing. She serves on the Health Committee of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce, as well as Georgia's Public Health Commission and Nursing Education Study Group. Bailey has also served as the Vice President of Nursing at Northeast Georgia Medical and as ...
Under the Gold Dome: Day 10
Highlights Senators continued illegal immigration discussions Thursday by introducing Senate Bill 40, which would require public employers to use a federal work authorization program, such as e-Verify, to check immigration status. Any employers who violate the new law could be fired, fined $5,000 to $10,000 and barred from state funding. Sen. Butch Miller, R-Gainesville, was one of several senators to sign the bill in support. In the House, Rep. David Lucas, D-Macon, introduced ...
Under the Gold Dome: Day 8
Highlights Several state representatives expressed their interest of seeing more government oversight over interbasin transfers during House chamber proceedings Tuesday. Rep. Debbie Buckner, D-Junction City, and Columbus delegation representatives filed House Bill 111, which would regulate water projects that transfer water from one river basin to another. Later in the morning, Rep. Tom McCall, R-Elberton, chairman of the House Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Committee, and Rep. Alan Powell, R-Hartwell, announced their work on a similar ...
Under the Gold Dome: Day 7
Highlights The Georgia House of Representatives Monday expressed interest in starting fresh with zero-based budgeting rather than following the Senate's approach of overriding former Gov. Sonny Perdue's veto of the process. After the Senate voted to override Perdue's veto, the matter went to the House for consideration. House Speaker David Ralston referred the matter to a committee, rather than calling for a vote. House Majority Leader Larry O'Neal told representatives that a new bill on ...
Under the Gold Dome: Day 5
Highlights Senate Bill 14: Raise the age of mandatory education from 16 to 17. House Bill 69: Allow counties to authorize Sunday alcoholic beverage sales from 12:30 p.m. until 11:30 p.m., which is similar to SB 10 introduced Tuesday. HB 77: House Speaker David Ralston introduced the state's supplemental budget for fiscal year 2011. HB 78: Ralston introduced the state's fiscal year 2012 budget. Senate Assigned to committee: SB 11: Extend ...
Under the Gold Dome: Day 6
Highlights Senate Bill 22: Authorize the governor to apply for a federal waiver of the medical loss ratio requirements of the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. SB 23: Stop any legislative decisions related to the implementation and enforcement of the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. SB 25: Stop all departments or agencies from implementing any federal health care reform legislation unless the General Assembly approves it. Senate Resolution 54: Create the ...
State legislators introduce illegal immigration bills
State legislators aren't wasting any time before jumping into the hot topics, with several bills about illegal immigration introduced in both chambers this week.
Panel discussion shows off hometown influence
ATLANTA - The hometown connection among Georgia's top power players seemed painfully obvious as business leaders and lawmakers packed a Georgia World Congress Center ballroom Tuesday morning to hear from Gov. Nathan Deal.
Deal: Jobs, water, education keys to state’s progress
ATLANTA - Gov. Nathan Deal announced plans Tuesday to create jobs, find solutions to the tri-state water wars and improve education.
Under the Gold Dome: Day 3
Senate assigned to committee: SR 15: Create a Joint Committee on Water Supply, which would conduct a comprehensive analysis of the state's strategic needs for 11 additional water supplies, including without limitation the identification of creative financing 12 options for water reservoirs and other opportunities for water supply enhancement. The committee is directed to make a report of its findings and recommendations by Dec. 31. Senate passed: SR 10: Recognize and commend Judge Sidney ...
Under the Gold Dome: Day 4
Highlights Senate Bill 10: Allow counties to authorize alcoholic beverage sales on Sundays from 12:30 p.m. until 11:30 p.m. The push to allow Sunday alcohol sales in Georgia's grocery and convenience stores is being revived with new legislation filed in the state Senate. Gov. Nathan Deal reiterated Tuesday that if the measure ends up on his desk he'll sign it, so long as it allows local communities to ask voters to decide. "I believe that's ...
Legislators are ready to hit the ground running
State lawmakers are heading back to the Capitol on Monday, gearing up for a stronger start to the 2011 legislative session.
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