The legislative leadership rams through a very complicated bill in a very short period of time before anyone really has a chance to look at it; in other words, business as usual under the Gold Dome . . .
Tax revision bill passes out of committee and heads to the House floor for consideration later today . . .
It does not appear likely that the General Assembly will enact major tax law revisions in 2012 given that there are some differences of opinion among the House and Senate leadership . . .
Legislative leaders do some more tweaking to the tax revision bill and say they have a version that Gov. Nathan Deal will support . . .
Bobby Franklin’s attempt to get the House to override a Sonny Perdue veto fails by a vote of 164-1 . . .
House Republicans beat back a challenge from the Christian Right/Tea Party faction, electing Larry O’Neal as majority leader over James Mills . . .
Roy Barnes was left high and dry as Democratic voters stayed home on election day; House Republicans will hold an important leadership vote Monday morning . . .
House and Senate Republicans are caucusing to finalize their slate of leaders before the Legislature convenes in January; what will be the fate of Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle? . . .
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A new analysis from the Pew Hispanic Center indicates that the influx of undocumented immigrants into Georgia and the U.S. has slowed in recent years . . .
Tax revision council begins its task of reviewing and recommending changes to the Georgia tax code . . .