Gov. Nathan Deal last year tapped Christian Coomer, an eight-year Republican state House member, to fill an opening on the Georgia Court of Appeals. Coomer agreed to be the latest subject of “Questions for the Bench” and provided the following answers. What prompted you to seek an appointment to the…...
February 6, 2016
By Rome News-Tribune
After a video was released in 2015 allegedly showing Planned Parenthood selling fetuses for profit, several Georgia representatives have introduced a bill prohibiting such actions. House Bill 762 will prevent mothers or doctors from selling aborted fetuses for profit, according to bill sponsor and State…...
January 7, 2016
By Gainesville Times
Substantive changes to the transportation tax bill passed by the Georgia General Assembly might not happen in the 40-day legislative session starting Monday. “We’re not going to have reliable data for what House Bill 170 does until we have at least a year of data in hand,” House Transportation Committee…...
February 18, 2016
By Timesfreepress.com
ATLANTA (AP) — The Georgia House on Thursday approved Gov. Nathan Deal’s proposal to add two justices to the Supreme Court, potentially giving the Republican governor a lasting impact on the state’s highest court. Georgia’s Constitution already permits up to nine justices, but state law provides for seven. Under the bill,…...
