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State Senator Jack Murphy officially has primary opposition
As we reported yesterday, Steve Voshell, an insurance agent and founder of the Forsyth County Tea Party, had announced but yet to officially qualify to run in Georgia state Senate District 27....
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Cagle won’t attend state Senate GOP fundraiser
In a move likely to further set him at odds with some members of the state Senate GOP Caucus, Lieutenant Governor Casey Cagle has opted against attending the Georgia Republican Senatorial Trust’s two...
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Rogers resigning state Senate seat
According to a report from the Atlanta Journal Constitution, state Senator Chip Rogers will announce that he is leaving office later today. The news comes weeks after he declined to seek another term...
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McKoon courts lobbyist donors
Amid the unveiling of a plan to cap gifts from lobbyists at $100, Columbus state Senator Josh McKoon is courting big donations from the same crowd the rule would impact. State lawmakers are prohibited...
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State Senate likely to vote on gift capping itself
Monday’s gavel ringing-in of the 2013 session of the Georgia General Assembly may well lead to the first round on ethics reform, which will surely be a hot topic in months to come. The Gainesville...
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Senate rules, including gift cap and more authority to Cagle, pass 42-12
Though much of the first day of the Georgia General Assembly’s 2013 session came and went quietly, brief tension emerged over adoption of the Senate’s rules. Most eyes were fixed on the ethics changes...
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Cagle ends speculation on abiding state Senate’s gift cap
Heading into day three of the Georgia General Assembly’s 2013 session, Lieutenant Governor Casey Cagle is quelling potential controversy over whether or not he intends to follow the Senate’s ethics...
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Ralston dubs Senate ethics reforms ‘more visor than cap’
At this morning’s annual Eggs and Issues breakfast, House Speaker David Ralston jokingly tweaked the ethics reforms included in the state Senate’s rules, which cap lobbyist gifts at $100, albeit with...
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Ralston lays out ethics plan
A late-morning presser saw House Speaker David Ralston layout details surrounding ethics reform legislation promised after Georgians overwhelmingly voiced support a cap on lobbyist gifts to lawmakers...
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