Georgia Reaps $2 2B Surplus Even After Rainy Day Fund Fills wabe.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wabe.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
An amended state budget that increases spending on K-12 schools and public health passed the Georgia state Senate on Tuesday with a 52-0 vote, racing one step closer to passage. With Senate changes, House Bill 80 returns to the House, where representatives could agree to Senate changes or demand a conference to work
Primary Content
Caption Voters waited about 40 minutes in line at a polling center in Warner Robins on Nov. 3, 2020. Credit: Grant Blankenship/GPB News
Democrats who control Congress by narrow margins and the White House are making a fresh attempt to move forward a massive package that tackles dark money in campaigns, voter suppression and election security.
The architect of the bill, Rep. John Sarbanes, said in an interview that the tumultuous 2020 election was a perfect example of why the U.S. needs reform.
“A lot of people out there feel like their voice isn’t respected,” the Maryland Democrat said. “If we can get these changes in place it’ll create a lot more accountability in our democracy.”
Georgia Recorder
Activists attend a Voting Rights Amendment Act rally in Capitol Hill in June 2014 in Washington, D.C. The rally marked the one-year anniversary of the Supreme Court decision in Shelby County v. Holder which held a section of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 is unconstitutional. Win McNamee/Getty Images
WASHINGTON Democrats who control Congress by narrow margins and the White House are making a fresh attempt to move forward a massive package that tackles dark money in campaigns, voter suppression and election security.
The architect of the bill, Rep. John Sarbanes, said in an interview that the tumultuous 2020 election was a perfect example of why the U.S. needs reform.