Bill to honor Georgia's 'Original 33' lawmakers fails to get vote
Georgia lawmakers miss opportunity to honor 'Original 33,' the first elected Black members of the General Assembly who were expelled in 1868.
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Georgia lawmakers miss opportunity to honor 'Original 33,' the first elected Black members of the General Assembly who were expelled in 1868.
Bills still hanging on the last day of the Legislative Session include election oversight, abortion pill access and sports betting.
Opponents of Promise Scholarships and similar programs perpetuate the myth that they are a tool to defund public school education.
In Atlanta, lawmakers are consumed by tinkering, horse-trading, and frayed nerves as they rush to complete their work before the gavel falls on the latest session of the Georgia General Assembly. By April 4, they must decide the fate of 45 bills that cleared the Senate and 60 that emerged from the House of Representatives.
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