The state Capitol will be open for extended hours today, as it is Day-40, the final scheduled day of the 2009 General Assembly session. Required to get done is a stamp of approval for the state budget. The $18.6 billion spending plan was in front of committee Thursday, with an ultimate compromise still being worked-out.
Other pieces of legislation at the Capitol may, or may not make it out of this Day-40: Transportation has been hotly-debated, including the issue of governance over transportation, and how to fund future projects in Georgia--a statewide or regional approach to financing. Of other issues to watch today--will a proposed change to the homestead exemption make it through? ; what will happen by day’s end concerning the proposed replacement of the annual "birthday tax" on vehicles with a one-time title fee?
Stay with GPB for all the latest throughout the day on action from the Capitol, as our reporters will be at the Gold Dome until midnight. You can follow details with our Georgia News blog by logging on to gpb.org. Also follow us on Twitter where we are GPB news. Of course, a roundup of the latest on the GPB Radio network this afternoon during news in All Things Considered, and Georgia Gazette at 6pm, 7pm in Athens.
Other pieces of legislation at the Capitol may, or may not make it out of this Day-40: Transportation has been hotly-debated, including the issue of governance over transportation, and how to fund future projects in Georgia--a statewide or regional approach to financing. Of other issues to watch today--will a proposed change to the homestead exemption make it through? ; what will happen by day’s end concerning the proposed replacement of the annual "birthday tax" on vehicles with a one-time title fee?
Stay with GPB for all the latest throughout the day on action from the Capitol, as our reporters will be at the Gold Dome until midnight. You can follow details with our Georgia News blog by logging on to gpb.org. Also follow us on Twitter where we are GPB news. Of course, a roundup of the latest on the GPB Radio network this afternoon during news in All Things Considered, and Georgia Gazette at 6pm, 7pm in Athens.
