Georgia General Assembly Adds New Judges and Deliberates Over Energy and Insurance
It wasn’t too busy under the Dome today as only a few committees met to discuss new bills. The committees that did meet were focused on issues that could affect many Georgians. The courts, energy, and insurance policy were on the schedule today.
The first to meet was the House Judiciary Committee where only two bills were discussed. Senate Bill (SB) 145 was the first and it proposes to add a sixth judge to the superior courts. Specifically, this new judge would be added to the Augusta Judicial Circuit. The bill passed to the Rules Committee with no pushback.
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Schumer to Vote for 'Deeply Partisan' GOP Continuing Resolution, Likely Evading Shutdown
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) addressed the upper chamber and publicly declared his intention to vote for the Republican-sponsored continuing resolution (CR).
If a spending bill or CR is not passed, the government will shut down at midnight on Friday, March 14.
Republicans in the House (almost entirely along party lines) passed a continuing resolution to fund the government through September, but Democrats in the upper chamber couldn't get the Senate version to the 60-vote necessary threshold to send the bill President Donald Trump's (R) desk.
Leader Schumer declared that letting the government shut down would grant more power to President Donald Trump (R) as well as Elon Musk and their Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) initiative.
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Georgia General Assembly Passes More Bills Concerning Vehicles, Industry, and Family Management — By Dome Politics' James Swafford — It was busy under the Dome today as committees of the General Assembly met to deliberate over more bills. The various committees that met were concerned with industry regulation, motor vehicles, and adoption services. To start, the House Motor Vehicle Committee met today to discuss license plates, fines, and penalties. House Bill (HB) 449 was first on the agenda. In GA, if a person pays a fine for a traffic violation online instead of appearing in court, points could still be added to their license.
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Rubio in Saudi Arabia to Lead Negotiations With Ukraine — By Dome Politics' Mateo Guillamont — Secretary of State Marco Rubio is in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, for negotiations with Ukrainian officials on a potential end to the Russia-Ukraine war. Secretary Rubio’s meeting with Ukrainian officials follows President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Vlodymyr Zelesnkyy’s recent acerbic discussion in the Oval Office.
The Fuzzy Peach is written by Javier Manjarres and Jackson Bakich.
