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Lawmakers argued about a familiar topic at the Georgia Capitol today as they reached the three-quarter mark in the session. The House debated an oversight board for district and other prosecuting attorneys — again.
Both chambers moved through the rules calendar quickly to pass as many bills as possible before Crossover Day. And Senate Minority Leader Gloria Butler announced her retirement.
Lawmakers remembered Laken Riley, the former University of Georgia student killed last week. The murder quickly became a politicized debate over border control and immigration over the weekend, with Republican state Sen. John Albers weighing in today, along with Democratic state Sen. Nabilah Islam Parkes.
