In a time when we don’t seem to find a lot of consensus, I think we can all agree that this year has been difficult for everyone. The physical…
July 1, 2019, along with the day the legislature adjourns Sine Die, is one of the most important days for the Georgia General Assembly.
Between the period of January 14, 2019, when the legislature convened for the 155th Georgia General Assembly, and when we adjourned Sine Die o…
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Last week, the Senate completed the 2019 session when we adjourned Sine Die on April 2. Since the Crossover Day deadline on March 7, the Senat…
Greetings from under the Gold Dome! We recently wrapped up week 11 of the 2019 legislative session. To say our time on Capitol Hill has been e…
Capitol Hill happenings were in full swing as we headed into our final week of this year’s legislative session. Our House body passed several …
Last week, the General Assembly experienced its first major deadline of the session. Crossover Day, which occurred on Thursday, is the last da…
We returned to Capitol Hill for week eight of the legislative session, which ended with day 29, following our annual Crossover Day Deadline. A…
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To provide high-quality health care services for all Georgia citizens, health care providers must consider their profit margins. As the saying…
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This year we are likely to see Georgia purchase new voting machines for the entire state. The voting machines currently in use are nearly 20 y…
Last week, we successfully completed legislative day 16 of 40. As we near the halfway mark of this year’s session, we still have much to do to…
Greetings from under the Gold Dome!
Greetings from under the Gold Dome!
During our fourth week of session, the Senate was busy at work with several committees hearing and vetting legislation. We also voted on our f…
Week three began with committee meetings adopting rules and hearing new legislation. Although the week started off slightly slow due to the in…
Welcome to my first legislative update! Just over a couple of weeks ago, I was humbled to be sworn in as your representative from Georgia's gr…
The second week of the 2019 legislative session was reserved for joint budget hearings from state agency commissioners and department heads. I…
Greetings from under the Gold Dome!
The first session of the 155th Georgia General Assembly officially convened on Jan. 14, 2019. Last week was busy with normal Senate business b…
Monday, Jan. 14, I was sworn in to represent the values we hold dear in West Georgia.
The week of Thanksgiving 2018 was a difficult week for Douglas County. We lost two citizens who proved by their long-term commitments to the c…
On Nov. 17, the Georgia Senate adjourned Sine Die for the second time this year. The Georgia General Assembly began a special legislative sess…
Even before early voting began on Monday, Oct. 15, I was receiving questions about the Constitutional Amendments and referendum questions that…