Senate Republicans are able to peel off four Democratic senators to get the required two-thirds majority to pass the charter school constitutional amendment . . .
Senate votes 51-1 to adopt the supplemental state budget; spending plan will go to a House-Senate conference committee . . .
Democrats and Republicans in the Georgia Senate argue over the course that should be taken with the HOPE scholarship program . . .
State Sen. Bill Heath, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, draws a Republican opponent this year . . .
Republican and Democratic senators touch off a furious floor debate on a Henry County redistricting bill . . .
Senate Republicans, like their colleagues in the House, vote to pass their redistricting plan Thursday afternoon . . .
Two legislative vacancies in Macon along with a House seat in the Athens area will be filled in special elections to be held Tuesday . . .
The Senate adopts an immigration control bill, but removes the requirement for private employers to participate in the federal E-Verify program . . .
Senate passes bill that establishes narrower criteria for determining which people are lobbyists . . .
Republican senators vote to take away Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle’s committee appointment powers . . .
