The buildup to Crossover Day at the state Capitol in Atlanta was more subdued this year than last. Eager to begin campaigning in an election year, lawmakers were tying up the loose ends of a nearly $21 billion budget by this point in 2014. But no such time crunch was imposed on the General Assembly session in 2015, and free of those political constraints, leaders have a few extra weeks to dig in before wrapping it up.
Area lawmakers sift through survivors of Crossover Day at state legislature
Focus is now to turn bills into laws before April 2 adjournment