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Sally’s Senate Snapshot 2020 #7
NewsReminder: Upcoming Town Hall Meetings: I’m pleased to be co-hosting several town hall meetings with House Representatives in various parts of Senate District 40 so that we can update you on the legislative session, answer your questions, and hear your thoughts. Dunwoody/Sandy Springs with Representatives Mike Wilensky and Josh McLaurin: March 4th, 7-9 pm at the Dunwoody […]
Sally’s Senate Snapshot 2020 #6
NewsA Public Service Message: Verify your Voting Information! February 24th is the registration deadline if you want to vote in the Democratic Presidential Primary election on March 24th. Even if you are registered, be sure to verify that your voting status is “Active” and your information is correct. Three legislators learned last week that despite […]
Sally’s Senate Snapshot 2020 #5
NewsPutting on the Brakes The legislature has burned through 12 of its 40 legislative days, and has passed very little legislation. The problem is the budget, but it’s more than that — it’s a constitutional crisis of the balance of powers between Georgia’s legislative and executive branches. At the core has been the refusal of […]
Sally’s Senate Snapshot 2020 #4
NewsA Comedy of Errors, But The Show Goes On The Republican leadership has been slow to release bills to the Senate floor, which allowed me time to focus on the work my district sent me to do. I filed two bills: SB 339, A Medicaid Public Option: Modeled after Georgia’s successful Peachcare for Kids program […]
Sally’s Senate Snapshot 2020 #3
NewsThe Battle of the Budget The Georgia General Assembly traditionally holds budget hearings the second week of session, but the tone of these hearings was far from normal. The Budget Battle started last fall when the Governor ordered 4% cuts to the budget the legislature passed last year. Speaker Ralston responded by calling the entire […]
Sally’s Senate Snapshot 2020 #2
NewsAlready Making Sausage Otto von Bismarck is famous for his quote, “If you like laws and sausages, you should never watch either being made.” Because bills filed in 2019 carry over into 2020, the 155th Georgia General Assembly wasted no time in getting the sausage-making going again. Changing the Sausage Recipe Bills that lack the […]