In this week's Lawmaker Huddle on Morning Edition, GPB’s Pamela Kirkland catches up with Lawmakers host Donna Lowry to discuss legislation that cleared Crossover Day.
Lawmakers passed a heap of bills Crossover Day, including an accelerated income tax rate cut and a plan to slightly expand the state’s medical cannabis program while attempting to ban THC-infused drinks.
Crossover Day kicked off with Gov. Kemp signing his first piece of legislation this session. Then the mad dash to pass legislation started up for the day.
Income tax breaks and polarizing issues like a ban on DEI in schools and a proposed statue of controversial jurist Clarence Thomas are among the bills poised for action Thursday.
On the Thursday February 29th edition of Georgia Today: Today is crossover day at the State Capitol we'll look at what that means for pending legislation before lawmakers; A bill to allow an opioid reversing drug in schools is moving forward after passage in the Senate; And a new book promises to shake up our understanding of the founder of Georgia. We'll talk to the author.
Legislation that would increase participation in Georgia’s medical cannabis program in an effort to resolve lawsuits filed by losing bidders sailed through the state House of Representatives on Monday.
Monday on Political Rewind: It's Crossover Day under the Dome. Today, several high profile bills are on the line at the Legislature. Our panel breaks down the latest.
On this week's episode, GPB public policy reporter Riley Bunch joins to discuss major legislation approved before the close of Crossover Day at the Georgia Capitol.
The state House and Senate took up dozens and dozens of bills on Crossover Day, the internal deadline for bills to pass one chamber or the other to stay under consideration.
