Over a hundred members of Tea Party groups from across the state walked the halls of the General Assembly today trying to persuade Democratic lawmakers to override the Governor’s veto of HB2. The bill would have opted out of the insurance mandate in the National Healthcase Act and joined the national lawsuit against Obamacare. Below [...]
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State House approves repeal of land transfer tax
The House gave final approval to HB92 which would repeal the land transfer tax. The law gives counties the option of asking voters for authority to impose a tax on the sale of real estate. However, voters have repeatedly rejected the tax in referenda. House Republican leader Paul Stam called it an “irrational” tax. While Democrats [...]
Dems and GOP offer new versions of Charter School bills
Republicans will have a committee substitute for SB8 ready for the House Education Committee hearing Tuesday at 10:00. It will be an attempt to address some of the concerns of Democrats. Meanwhile, House Democrats are introducing their own versions. Sponsor Rick Glazier’s bill would put a charter school commission under the direct control of the [...]
Governor vetoes bill that would opt out of Obamacare
Governor Perdue chose a weekend to veto HB2, the Protect Healthcare Freedom Act passed by the General Assembly. In a press release she listed reasons for the veto, the most important she said was “The attorney general and solicitor general have talked to me and the leadership of the General Assembly and explained clearly that [...]
Bill would allow a murder charge for the death of an unborn child
Republican Representative Dale Folwell introduced HB215 that would create a penalty of life in prison without parole for the murder of an unborn child. The bill also lists lower class felonies for such offenses as assault and manslaughter. It could not be applied to abortions. Folwell had relatives of murdered unborns speak at a press conference. Below [...]
