Under current federal tax law the standard deduction is $12,400 for single or separately filing individuals and $24,800 for married couples filing jointly. With the…
When I was serving in the House I read the legislation I voted on. I say this because not everyone does. I would spend a…
At 12:45 PM today, the House will take up House Bill 531, the omnibus elections reform measure. You can watch the debate from the floor…
Representative Wes Cantrell (R)- Woodstock, presented House Bill 43 today which would allow a driver to voluntarily place a notification on their vehicle registration that…
The state Senate passed SB 67 this afternoon by a vote of 35 to 18. The roll call vote isn’t available right now, but the…
In March 2020, a Kentucky-based think tank, the Pegasus Institute, asked me to write a guest blog post on how governors, particularly Gov. Andy Beshear…
I retired from the State House as a result of my promise to self term-limit. I have pretty strong feelings on the subject matter that…
State Rep. Bert Reeves (R-Marietta) has introduced legislation to reform Georgia’s citizen arrest law, which has been on the books for some 150 years. The…
Here are a couple of quick updates on legislation we’ve covered that are working through the state Senate. Legislation to allow individuals on probation to…
On Monday, Gov. Kemp signed the $1.2 billion amended budget for FY 2021. The General Assembly passed the bill, HB 80, last week. The amended…