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| Legislators ready to work; but not for marijuana |
| By walb.com - Ben Roberts |
| Published: 01/14/2014 |
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State lawmakers promise to accomplish more than their counterparts in Washington. The 2014 General Assembly session began Monday. State lawmakers under the Gold Dome hope you don't confuse them with Washington politicians. As the General Assembly session begins, lawmakers say they're getting right to work. "It's probably gonna be a really fast session." Said Democrat Sen. Freddie Powell Sims of Dawson This year's election calendar is moved up. Primaries will be held in May rather than July, so these lawmakers – all of whom are up for re-election – want to get their business done quickly. Top priority: the budget. "We anticipate that we will be moving rather rapidly on the budget. The amended 14 will probably be dealt with in committee within the next week, and then we'll start working on the 15 budget," said Republican Rep. Jay Powell of Camilla. There will be battles over the budget, always are. But a government shutdown or not passing a budget, that's not an option. "We know we've got a deadline, and to have a deadline makes us stick to it and get the job, and that's what the taxpayers want from us," said Republican Rep. Gerald Greene of Cuthbert. And even though there will be partisan fights here in Atlanta, state lawmakers say they generally work together better than members of Congress. "I think there's more of a reaching across the aisle than say in Congress because, you know, we're closer to our constituency," Sims said. Read More. |
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