Georgia Highway 120 Politics

Senate Passes “Georgia Government Accountability Act”

March 16, 2011

TweetATLANTA (March 16, 2011) – The Senate on Wednesday passed Senate Bill 223, the “Georgia Government Accountability Act.” SB 223, if passed by the House of Representatives and signed into law, would create a Legislative Sunset Advisory Committee to review all state agencies and programs. If those state agencies and programs are not providing essential [...]

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Senate Passes SB 210 – Protects Women Against Improper Abortion Procedures

March 16, 2011

TweetATLANTA – (March 16, 2011) The Senate passed SB 210 today, which protects women by allowing them to sue abortion providers if the provider does not conform to Georgia abortion law. If passed by the House of Representatives and signed by the governor, Senate Bill 210 would allow a woman to sue an abortion provider [...]

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Senate Streamlines Compensation to Families of Emergency Workers Killed While on Duty

March 16, 2011

TweetEditors note: I’m so glad Sen. Albers is my state senator! ATLANTA (March 16, 2011) – The Georgia State Senate today passed Sen. John Albers’ (R-Roswell) legislation to streamline compensation to families of public emergency workers who are killed in the line of duty. “Georgia’s emergency personnel put their lives on the line every [...]

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House Passes Legislation to Reform Georgia’s Criminal Justice System

March 16, 2011

TweetEditors note…Without checking the rolls, I’ll take a wild guess that nutjob Dr. No Vote Bobby Franklin cast the one vote against. If he wasn’t, then I still stand by my statement that he’s a nutjob and east Cobb should do much better at finding a House Rep next year. ATLANTA – The Georgia [...]

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Military Recognition Event Tomorrow at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport

March 15, 2011

TweetATLANTA – State Representative Lynn Smith (R-Newnan) and other federal and state elected officials will host an event to support the troops and recognize the Atlanta- based Human Resources Command (HRC) TOMORROW, Wednesday, March 16, 2011, at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport at 1:30 PM. During the event, letters of commendation will be presented from Governor [...]

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The Runaway Youth Safety Act: Why We Must Take Action

March 15, 2011

Tweet- Co-Authored by Senator Renee Unterman (R-Buford) and Allison Ashe of Covenant House Georgia As we near the completion of another legislative session, time is running out for the Georgia General Assembly to enact laws that protect Georgia’s youth from the horrific nightmare of child exploitation. We must act now so that we can help [...]

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Sen. Albers to Host Johns Creek Town Hall Meeting

March 15, 2011

TweetATLANTA (March 15, 2011) – Sen. John Albers (R-Roswell) will host a town hall meeting in Johns Creek/East Roswell on Saturday, March 19, where he will deliver a presentation of legislative updates. Attendees will then have the opportunity to participate in a question and answer session. All residents of the 56th Senate District are invited [...]

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Senate Passes Sen. Albers’ Bill to Curb Medicaid Fraud

March 14, 2011

TweetATLANTA (March 14, 2011) – The Georgia State Senate today passed Sen. John Albers’ (R-Roswell) legislation to curb the abuse of Medicaid fraud by integrating “smart card” technology. Senate Bill 63 requires that Medicaid cards integrate a computer chip that includes a digital photograph of the card holder. The use of smart card technology prevents [...]

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Sen. Hill Votes Against SB 40 Immigration Reform

March 14, 2011

TweetATLANTA (March 14, 2011) – Please see the following statement from Sen. Judson Hill (R-Marietta) regarding Senate Bill 40, immigration reform. “I oppose Senate Bill 40 because it begins to dismantle the strong provisions of existing state law. Georgians need jobs but Senate Bill 40 weakens the prohibitions in Georgia law that restrict hiring unlawful [...]

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Rep. Jasperse Introduces “Health Care Compact” Bill

March 10, 2011

TweetATLANTA– State Representative Rick Jasperse (R-Jasper) today announced his introduction of House Bill 461, legislation seeking to restore the power of states to regulate their individual health care systems. Known as the interstate “Health Care Compact,” this legislation is aimed at protecting Georgia’s 10th Amendment right to regulate healthcare within the state. “Our founding fathers [...]

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