Good morning! Today is Day 37 of the 2021 Legislative Session. Here’s today’s House Rules Calendar; highlights include the bill that would suspend pay for public officers who have been indicted on a felony charge, and something having to do with flammable vegetation.
- If you read only one article today, it should be this in-depth and thoughtful overview of what’s happening with the drinking water in Juliette, Georgia, how it likely came to be so contaminated because of coal ash contamination, and how – and whether – Georgia Power will clean up the mess. It’s a compelling and complex “long-hidden story about ash and avarice.”
- Just as interesting as this article about Congressman Jody Hice’s announcement that he’s running for the Republican nomination for Secretary of State will be watching how the dominos fall in the Georgia House and Senate as potential Congressional candidates weigh their options for 2022.
- The Senate presses the gas on cocktails to go.
- Sports betting supporters believe it will shore up Georgia’s revenue prospects.
- One year ago, sales of hand sanitizer skyrocketed. So did calls to the Georgia Poison Center.