Category: Legislature
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Representative Terry England
Imagine a woman. Your sister, your best bud’s wife, a friend from college. She and her husband are expecting. She’s 5 months along. They’re decorating the nursery, picking out names and are giddy with anticipation. Then, their worst fears come true. At a routine check-up, it’s discovered that the baby no longer has a heartbeat. …
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Pity the Poor Open Primary State
Really VA GOP, really? The state Republican Party will require voters to sign a loyalty oath in order to participate in the March 6 presidential primary. Anyone who wants to vote must sign a form at the polling place pledging to support the eventual Republican nominee for president. Anyone who refuses to sign will be barred from…
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Misnomer only begins to describe it
A handful of Republican Senators have prefiled the inappropriately-named Dignity for the Unemployed Act. What’s so dignified about it? (7) The individual has performed at least 24 hours of volunteer service per week for a nonprofit charitable organization which is qualified as exempt from taxation under the provisions of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of…
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Your Prefiled Legislation
Oh, and how I know this is the moment you’ve all been waiting for. Time for another legislative session where we get to see what terrible legislation the Republicans are cooking up. Without any further ado, I give you Your Prefiled Legislation (please play this music as I make the introductions)
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Congrats State Rep. Mary Margaret Oliver
As I was perusing the Georgia House site (don’t ask why), I found this bit of great news: State Representative Mary Margaret Oliver (D-Decatur) has been appointed by the Georgia Supreme Court to its Committee on Justice for Children. Her two-year term began Saturday, October 1, 2011. “The Committee on Justice for Children has…