Tag Archives: Jason Spencer

What’s next for charter school amendment?

The charter school constitutional amendment falls 10 votes short of passing in the House, but the measure will likely resurface later in the session . . .

Tags: charter schools , constitutional amendment , Ed Lindsey , Jan Jones , Jason Spencer , Mary Margaret Oliver

Peake proposes non-partisan county elections

A bill prefiled by Rep. Allen Peake (R-Macon) would authorize non-partisan elections for countywide offices . . .

Tags: Allen Peake , concealed weapons , drug testing , Jason Spencer , non-partisan local elections , Scott Holcomb

Lawmakers want to require Medicaid, welfare drug tests

Legislators from the House and Senate have prefiled bills that would require Medicaid and TANF applicants to pay for and pass a drug test to be eligible for benefits . . .

Tags: drug tests , Jason Spencer , John Albers , Medicaid , TANF

Political Notes – NRA confirms it settled Cain’s sex harassment case

The National Restaurant Association acknowledges it paid a financial settlement to the woman who filed a sexual harassment complaint against presidential candidate Herman Cain . . .

Tags: brokest city , Columbus , Daily Beast , drug tests , Herman Cain , Jason Spencer , John Albers , Mitt Romney , National Restaurant Association , prison sentencing revisions , sexual harassment complaint , Teresa Tomlinson , welfare recipients

They’re breaking up that old gang of mine

Rep. James Mills (R-Gainesville) is one of several conservative Republicans who, for one reason or another, are leaving the Georgia House . . .

Read Tom's Blog | Tags: Bobby Franklin , Georgia House , James Mills , Jason Spencer , Mark Hatfield , Martin Scott , Rick Austin , State Board of Pardons and Paroles

Redistricting is a time to settle scores

A look at how the backs were stabbed and the scores were settled in the special legislative session on redistricting . . .

Read Tom's Blog | Tags: Bobby Franklin , Jason Spencer , Mark Hatfield , Mitch Seabaugh , Pedro Marin , redistricting , tax break for developers , Tom Murphy , Vincent Fort

For this lawmaker, one bill will never die

The passage of legislation that will grant lucrative tax breaks to developers was an eye-opening experience for a freshman legislator . . .

Tags: developers , free market , Jason Spencer , Nathan Deal , tax break , Tea Party

Hill, Collins, Stout ousted in Georgia House races

Incumbents Cecily Hill, Toney Collins and Daniel Stout lost in their runoff races Tuesday . . .

Tags: Cecily Hill , Jason Spencer , Pam Dickerson , Toney Collins