Burns: Redistricting, regional development and fighting gang violence
Last week at the Capitol we passed several pieces of legislation that will have a direct impact on the people and communities that I am privileged to represent.
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Last week at the Capitol we passed several pieces of legislation that will have a direct impact on the people and communities that I am privileged to represent.
The Republican-driven local redistricting train rolled on in Georgia’s state House on Thursday, pushing through new county commission and school board maps in Augusta-Richmond County and making school board elections nonpartisan in Gwinnett County despite the opposition of local Democrats, who hold majorities in local governments in both counties.
The General Assembly marked another day off the legislative calendar. HB 1147, allowing year-round hunting of the critters, passed the House by a 141-17 vote, sending it scurrying across the hall to the Senate for further consideration.
The General Assembly marked another day off the legislative calendar. HB 1147, allowing year-round hunting of the critters, passed the House by a 141-17 vote, sending it scurrying across the hall to the Senate for further consideration.
The General Assembly marked another day off the legislative calendar on Tuesday, and opossums and raccoons moved one step closer to being knocked off any time of the year in Georgia. HB...