Mercedes-Benz Stadium: home to the Atlanta Falcons, Atlanta United and, for a few weeks this summer, hip-hop icon Kanye West? The megastar staged a listening party for his upcoming album at the stadium. And then he moved in for a couple of weeks. And that’s not all. Steve Fennessy chats with the Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Greg Bluestein about what Bluestein's investigation into the logistics of West's stay at Mercedes-Benz Stadium turned up.
Floor Action
The House took up the following measure today:
SB 4 - Drug Abuse Treatment and Education Programs; patient brokering; prohibit; definitions; exceptions; penalties; provide PASSED 151-0
The Senate took up the following measures today:
SB 274 - Bartow County; homestead exemption; school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes; provide PASSED 51-0
SB 275 - Bartow County School District Ad Valorem Taxes; homestead exemption; increase exemption amount PASSED 51-0
Committee Reports
Senate Judiciary Committee
The Senate Judiciary Committee, chaired by Senator Brian Strickland (R-McDonough), met late Wednesday to consider the following legislation:
HB 112, authored by Representative Trey Kelley (R-Cedartown), amends multiple Code sections to extend COVID-19 liability protections for one year from their current expiration on July 14, 2021, to July 14, 2022.
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