Archive for June 22nd, 2011
‘Having a Gun While Intoxicated’ Bill Fails by 1 vote.
Senate Bill 29, or more specifically Senate Substitute Bill 1 to Senate Bill 29, which would have made it illegal for individuals to possess loaded, un-stored and active firearms outside of their homes while under the influence of alcohol or drugs, was just defeated in the Senate by a vote of 10 to 7. It takes 11 votes to pass a bill in the Senate. You will notice that there are four missing Senators, because the Senate has 21 members, and only 17 of them did their jobs tonight. Who are the four who decided not to vote on this bill?
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., June 22, 2011
The banks are gonna get their tax breaks, and there ain’t no way to put lipstick on those pigs. They’re blackmailing us and we’re paying and paying and paying: Rep. John Kowalko, D-Newark South, initially came out against the bank tax cuts when Markell proposed them in May.”They do pretty damn well with the federal […]
Georgia’s Farm Labor Crisis
Georgia’s harsh immigration law worked, it drove away undocumented workers. Now Georgia has 6300 unfilled agriculture jobs and it’s hurting their top industry.
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