Senate Republicans could be closer to calling that vote on final approval of the charter school constitutional amendment . . .
The Senate was close to a vote Wednesday on HR 1162, the charter school constitutional amendment, but the Republicans decided not to pull the trigger just yet . . .
Greg Goggans says he won’t run again for the Georgia Senate, opening up a political avenue for Rep. Mark Hatfield . . .
The Georgia Senate remains divided in a power struggle between factions of Republican senators . . .
Robert Brown, former minority leader of the Georgia Senate, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head . . .
Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle saw one of his endorsed candidates win and the other one lose in two special elections to fill Georgia Senate seats . . .
Hamilton McWhorter Jr., secretary of the Georgia Senate for 25 years, dies at the age of 98 . . .
Buddy Carter and Charlie Bethel are given committee chairmanships in the Georgia Senate, replacing two recently resigned legislators . . .
The Senate leadership agrees to pay $80,000 to settle a racial discrimination complaint from a former secretary, but won’t talk about the matter publicly . . .
The GOP majorities in the House and Senate vote to pass the redistricting plans adopted by the opposing chambers; the maps now go to Gov. Nathan Deal for his signature . . .
