ATLANTA – State Representative Mike Glanton (D-Jonesboro) commends the House passage of House Bill 1064, legislation which would create a tax exemption for military retirement income. Rep. Glanton previously co-sponsored similar legislation, House Bill 7, during the 2019 legislative session to create this tax exemption for military retirees.
The Kind of Leadership the World Needs to Stop Putin
By State Representative Dave Belton (R-Buckhead)
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You and I have lived in a remarkable era of peace and prosperity. Throughout all of history, there have been only two other times when most of the world enjoyed such a long largess. For 200 years, between the reigns of Augustus Caesar and Marcus Aurelius, the Roman Empire enjoyed a Pax Romana. The world knew another 100 years of tranquility in the days when Queen Victoria reigned in her Pax Britannica. And, for the last 80 years, starting with the Allied victory in World War II, the world has enjoyed a Pax Americana, a blessed time of amity that both Democrat and Republican presidents have worked hard to protect.
Continue reading “The Kind of Leadership the World Needs to Stop Putin”Rep. Schofield, Sen. Orrock to Hold Press Conference Tomorrow on Environmental Racism in South Atlanta
ATLANTA – State Representative Kim Schofield (D-Atlanta) and State Senator Nan Orrock (D-Atlanta) will hold a press conference TOMORROW, Thursday, March 3, 2022, at 2 p.m. in room 203 of the Coverdell Legislative Office Building in Atlanta.
Continue reading “Rep. Schofield, Sen. Orrock to Hold Press Conference Tomorrow on Environmental Racism in South Atlanta”Speaker David Ralston & Chairman Shaw Blackmon Announce Historic Income Tax Cut
State’s Largest-Ever Income Tax Cut will Save Georgians an Estimated $1 Billion a Year
ATLANTA – Today, Speaker David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge) and House Ways & Means Chairman Shaw Blackmon (R-Bonaire) announced legislation to lower Georgia’s maximum income tax rate from 5.75 percent to a single, flat rate of 5.25 percent. Combined with other measures in the proposed legislation, Georgians would save an estimated $1 billion per year when the cut goes into effect for the calendar year 2024.
Continue reading “Speaker David Ralston & Chairman Shaw Blackmon Announce Historic Income Tax Cut”Rep. Anulewicz’s Workplace Harassment Legislation to Receive House Judiciary Committee Hearing Followed by Press Conference
ATLANTA – State Representative Teri Anulewicz (D-Smyrna) will present House Bills 1390 and 1389, legislation to protect against workplace harassment, during the House Judiciary Committee meeting TOMORROW, Wednesday, March 2, 2022, at 9 a.m. in room 132 of the Georgia State Capitol. To watch a live stream of this committee meeting, please click here.