Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle has regained the power and influence he had in 2007 before a 2010 Republican coup that stripped him of many responsibilities, political analysts and local legislators said.For the upcoming General Assembly, Cagle is one of the leaders deciding committee assignments, along with new Senate Pro Tempore David Shafer, R-Duluth, and new Majority Leader Ronnie Chance, R-Tyrone. He has retained his power to name lawmakers to conference committees and has a little more power to direct legislation to the floor, said Charles Bullock, a political science professor at the University of Georgia.Previously, Cagle had two representatives on an eight-member committee that assigned members to committees and less influence on directing the flow of information.