Author: Jessica Szilagyi

Morning Reads – Thursday, February 7, 2019

Peaches Senate buzz for Abrams grows Murderville, GA Senator drops Cagle’s Law, says it’s not Cagle’s Law. Georgia Tech and Malaysia police join FBI to take down hackers Offshore drilling in the Georgia legislature Jimmy Carter Who’s afraid of socialism? Some Democrats Actually Liked What They Heard From Trump 1,809 illegal crossing attempts a day Democrats

Morning Reads – Thursday, January 31, 2019

Peaches Firm’s close ties to Georgia stir concerns about voting system purchase There are 40 hate groups operating in Georgia, report says For $39M, genteel hunting lodge is now Georgia’s most expensive property The Atlantic: Why Democrats Picked Stacey Abrams to Deliver Their Trump Counterpunch Georgia regulators consider delay in report on Vogtle nuclear progress NOT: Mother of the

Democrats want electric scooters to be licensed under motor vehicle law

Three Georgia Democrats have filed legislation to regulate personal assistive mobility devices under the Georgia Motor Vehicle code. Democrat Senators Donzella James, Michael Rhett, and Harold Jones filed Senate Bill 24 on the devices last week. Electric personal assistive mobility devices are power-assisted devices for mobility such as wheelchairs, scooters, and more recent innovations such as

GA lawmaker wants ‘sexual orientation’, ‘gender identity’ added to protected class list

Add sexual orientation, gender identity, and age to list list of protected classes. That’s the initiative of one Georgia lawmaker who has filed legislation to make it so. State Representative Sandra Scott, a Democrat from Rex, Georgia who has worked as an educator, filed House Bill 19 to expand the state civil rights law protecting

Morning Reads – Thursday, January 17, 2019

The legislature is in and they’re literally ruining everything. That is all. For now. Peaches Georgia Speaker Ralston creates group to support entertainment industry Michael Williams pleads not guilty Georgia’s Minimum Wage Is Still $5.15. That’s Not Unusual In The South Georgia’s Netflix tax in the works again? Some Georgia lawmakers seek term limits for

Morning Reads – Thursday, December 3, 2019

Peaches Former state representative passes away Sex trafficking legislation coming our way Georgia politicians talk government shut down…still Georgia lawmakers recommend steps to address dyslexia Healthcare costs determined by mere location? Jimmy Carter Democrat priority to end shut down the Green New Deal Mexico recruiting massive national guard Inmate uses podcast as a path to