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Deal signed flurry of new laws in 2018, from Sunday booze to income tax cut
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Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal prepares to sign the 2019 fiscal year state budget at the Georgia State Capitol building in Atlanta, Wednesday, May 2, 2018. (Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)
Distracted driving. Alcohol sales on Sunday. An income tax cut. The splitting of Stockbridge. Criminal justice reform — Gov. Nathan Deal has signed a huge number of weighty bills coming out of the 2018 legislative session. Deal finished signing legislation from the recent Georgia General Assembly session on Tuesday, May 8. Dozens of bills were signed in the days after the session concluded, but Deal also vetoed a record 21 bills this year.