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Using a Megaphone Being political means taking a risk and using your voice to communicate a shared vision based on values. For me, using the Senate to amplify my voice has been a journey of growth! New Video Launch: I’ll be honest, I’d much rather write a newsletter than record a video. But young people take […]
The Georgia Senate Goes to the Salon A Bad Hair Day A touch of humor erupted this week on the Senate floor Monday morning that lightened my load. Cosmetology Licensing: Last summer a Senate Study Committee conducted a critical review of all Georgia’s licensing laws. Out of that work came SB 354, which proposes to eliminate […]
Politics Under the Gold Dome are Heating Up Republicans and Medicaid Expansion – Is There a Spark of Interest? There’s been some talk recently about a handful of Republicans in the Georgia House who’ve voiced support for expanding Medicaid. And indeed, the Speaker of the House, Jon Burns, actually brought up the subject in his […]
A Health Update: Sally and the State of Georgia COVID Knocks Me Off My Feet Remember all those crowds I told you about last week? No surprise that COVID was lurking around, and sadly, it found me for the first time. I tested positive Monday morning and spent most of the week in bed. Friends […]
Not for the Faint of Heart High Alert Security was on the minds of those who entered the Georgia Capitol Monday morning for the 2024 legislative session. Greeted at the door by a State Trooper, Sen. Josh McLaurin and I were asked to walk through the metal detectors, despite flashing our “Senator” badges which would […]
Bomb Threat at the State Capitol Yesterday six State Capitol buildings, including Georgia, received bomb threats. Although building searches determined the email messages were hoaxes, the threat is real. Since Christmas, several of my colleagues in the Senate have been “swatted,” which means someone called the police reporting a horrible crime, giving an elected official’s […]
The Close of Special Session & What’s Around the Corner Maps Update The train rolled into the station with no time to spare as maps were signed by the Governor last Friday — the deadline set by federal Judge Steve Jones. Republicans say their new maps meet the court order because they create the required […]
Redistricting Redux 2023: Week One The halls of the Georgia Capitol may be decked with boughs of holly, but the atmosphere of the Special Redistricting Session has not been merry. TL;DR A federal judge ruled in late October that Georgia’s 2021 maps violate the 1965 Voting Rights Act by diluting Black voters (see last week’s Snapshot for background […]
Redistricting Redux 2023 Traveling Theater: Next week legislators from all over Georgia will pack their bags and head to Atlanta for a Special Session of the Georgia General Assembly. It won’t last long, as there is a hard-stop curtain call of December 8th, the deadline set by a Federal District Court to produce new State House, […]
Action item: Call (404-656-1776) or write Governor Kemp to let him know we need a technical college next to the Doraville MARTA station in North Dekalb. I have once again secured $4 million in the Senate budget to purchase the land for an expansion of Georgia Piedmont Technical College, but the Governor has the power […]