Pink ties and red dresses abounded in the State Capitol on Tuesday as legislators and lobbyists celebrated Valentine’s Day engaging in the romance of the legislative process. Despite.
While the 2023 Legislative Session has had a somewhat breezy start over the last month, lawmakers returned to the State Capitol on Monday to meet a gale-force flurry of legislative.
2023 Legislative Session has had a somewhat breezy start over the last month, lawmakers returned to the State Capitol on Monday to meet a gale-force flurry of legislative activity. SB 145, the LEAF Act, protecting the right for gas-powered leaf blowers across the state.
General Assembly pivoted from honoring a brave World War II veteran on Monday to recognizing an Atlanta Brave on Tuesday. Joined by parents 2022 National League Rookie of Year Michael Harris II was feted on the Senate rostrum before presenting Lieutenant Governor Burt Jones.
Rev. Raphael Warnock (L) and Sen. Kelly Loeffler, R-Ga., (R). | Raphael Warnock; Facebook/Kelly Loeffler
A coalition of African American clergy, joined by representatives of other faiths, signed a letter denouncing ads by United States Senator Kelly Loeffler of Georgia, viewing them as attacks on the broader black church.
Loeffler, a Republican incumbent, will face Democratic challenger the Rev. Raphael Warnock in a runoff election on Jan. 5, which will help determine which major party controls the U.S. Senate.
The letter, recently reported on multiple news outlets, took issue with how the Loeffler campaign has criticized the ideological views of Warnock.