Former President Donald Trump’s visit back to Georgia not only put on full display the far-right faction of national politics, but offered context for extreme proposals making their way through the state legislature.
On Day 35 of the legislative session, the budget was the big-ticket item in the Senate. In the House, debate ensued over a measure for parents to challenge books and materials their children read in school.
Lawmakers are wrestling with how to bolster the state’s health care workforce that experts say has dwindled for a variety of reasons from burnout under the crush of COVID to fewer students entering the field as older professionals retire.