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Gold Dome Report - Legislative Day 40 (Sine Die) - April 2025

Like air out of a balloon, the Georgia General Assembly concluded its 2025 Legislative Session on Friday with an exasperated but exhausted "PFFFFffffT." While many lawmakers and lobbyists floated through the halls during the...more

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Gold Dome Report - Legislative Day 39 - April 2025

Strike up the band! The penultimate day of the 2025 Legislative Session has come! Legislative Day 39 continues as this Gold Dome Report goes online, and Sine Die Eve has already proven to be a spectacle. From a marching band...more

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Gold Dome Report - Legislative Day 37 - March 2025

As the end of the 2025 Legislative Session draws near, those who still harbor hope for the legislative process look ahead to next year — with study committees. Everyone’s favorite way to see lawmakers and lobbyists in...more

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Gold Dome Report - Legislative Day 36 - March 2025

Unusually heavy traffic that stalled commutes to the Georgia State Capitol for many on Thursday morning may prove to be symbolic of the waning days of the 2025 Legislative Session. With many bills and resolutions still...more

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Gold Dome Report - Legislative Day 29 - March 2025

While many lawmakers and lobbyists crawled into the Georgia State Capitol on Monday after the double-whammy of Crossover Day and the return of Daylight Savings Time (to Senator Ben Watson’s chagrin), a few select legislators...more

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Gold Dome Report - Legislative Day 23 - February 2025

Look out biscuits — cornbread is making a comeback in the Georgia State Capitol. After failing to fully bake in the State Senate in 2024, legislation designating cornbread as the official state bread (HB 14) returned to the...more

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Gold Dome Report - Legislative Day 22 - February 2025

Lawmakers and lobbyists watching the Georgia State Senate on Monday saw a lot of green and red, but it wasn’t exactly Christmas. While some state agencies and contractors stand to see a few extra greenbacks in the Senate...more

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Gold Dome Report - Legislative Day 18 - February 2025

The Georgia General Assembly returned in a frenzy on Tuesday with lawmakers and lobbyists rushing between back-to-back committee meetings in the morning and afternoon on a legislative day bifurcated by a 1 p.m. convening....more

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Gold Dome Report - Legislative Day 5 - January 2025

As the world reacted to the shove heard round the world, the General Assembly kept a low profile on Friday. Convening an hour earlier than the Senate, the House gaveled in and out before senators even made it to their desks....more

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Gold Dome Report - Legislative Day 4 - January 2025

Evoking Georgians’ soft spot for the All-Star Special, Governor Brian Kemp promoted tort reform as necessary to protect Georgia businesses like Waffle House from being smothered by insurance and litigation costs during his...more

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Gold Dome Report – Legislative Day 1 - January 2025

Governor, Lt. Governor, and Speaker Announce Education and School Safety Priorities - In a late-afternoon press conference, Governor Kemp was joined by Lieutenant Governor Burt Jones, Speaker of the House Jon Burns, and...more

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Gold Dome Report - Legislative Day 40 - March 2024

Legislative Day 40 is a roller coaster, full of ups, downs, and zero gravity turns (also known as conference committee reports). One goes from celebrating a bill achieving final passage to lamenting a measure being gutted...more

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Gold Dome Report - Legislative Day 30 - March 2024

Show us the money! In an early morning meeting on Tuesday, the House Appropriations Committee and its subcommittees unveiled the House version of the FY 2025 Budget. While there are many goodies in the $36.1 billion spending...more

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Gold Dome Report – Legislative Day 5 - January 2024

Friday marked Legislative Day 5. The House and Senate convened at 9:00 a.m. and adjourned by 10:00 a.m. That’s about it. We call it “burning a day.”...more

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Gold Dome Report – Legislative Day 27 2022

The Georgia House went into extra innings on Friday as it worked to send as many measures as possible to the Senate on “Crossover Eve.” Next week’s deadline for legislation to cross to the opposite chamber loomed large with...more

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Gold Dome Report — Legislative Day 29

After a late-adjourning Crossover Day, legislators and lobbyists largely slept late today, with one notable exception — those appearing before the Human Development Subcommittee of the Senate Appropriations Committee, which...more

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Gold Dome Report — Legislative Day 8

Before the crack of the dawn, legislators were under the Gold Dome to continue their work for the people of Georgia. The Senate Appropriations Human Development Subcommittee kicked off discussions with a hearing at 6:30 a.m....more

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Gold Dome Report — Legislative Day 7

Topics of conversation today under the Gold Dome covered a variety of policies from vaccine availability and distribution, to the FY 2021 Amended Budget, and casinos and horse racing. Georgia schools are pressing for vaccines...more

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Gold Dome Report - February 2019 #13

Quietly but significantly, the General Assembly marked the halfway point of its 2019 Legislative Session today by giving final approval to the Amended FY 2019 Budget....more

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Gold Dome Report - February 2019 #8

Happy Valentine’s Day! The Gold Dome was awash today with lots of hearts and flowers, but lawmakers were focused on the people’s business with much of the day spent on the State’s budget. One of the bigger initiatives this...more

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Gold Dome Report - February 2019 #5

As legislators convened for Legislative Day 12 today, the General Assembly shifted into low gear, digging into a five-day week of legislation grinding through committee. Indeed, after relatively quiet mornings on the House...more

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Gold Dome Report - February 2019 #4

It was Fireworks Friday under the Gold Dome as House members debated the substance and process related to the Amended FY 2019 Budget and as each chamber dove head first into one of the most anticipated policy battles for this...more

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Gold Dome Report - February 2019 #3

Although today marked just the tenth legislative day under the Gold Dome, the end of the 2019 Legislative Session is already in sight. Adopting HR 152, the House and Senate agreed to adjourn sine die on April 2, setting up...more

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