This week in the Senate, the Crossover Day deadline was passed as we officially completed days 27, 28 and 29 of the legislative session. While there were many important pieces of legislation passed on the floor on Crossover Day, arguably the biggest piece of legislation to come before the Senate in years, House Bill 918, passed the day after. This legislation will reduce the current 6 percent top income tax rate in Georgia to 5.75 percent in 2019 and 5.5 percent in 2020. It will also double the standard deduction from $3,000 to $6,000.
Sen. Larry Walker Welcomes Bleckley County FFA Forestry Team
ATLANTA (February 27, 2018) | Sen. Larry Walker (R – Perry) welcomed the Bleckley County FFA Forestry Team to the state Capitol on Tuesday, February 20, 2018. The Bleckley County FFA Forestry Team placed first at the 2017 National FFA Convention Career Development Event in Indianapolis, Indiana. Continue reading “Sen. Larry Walker Welcomes Bleckley County FFA Forestry Team”
Sen. Larry Walker Welcomes Byron Elementary Navy Junior ROTC
ATLANTA (February 26, 2018) | Sens. Larry Walker (R – Perry) and John F. Kennedy (R – Macon) welcomed Byron Elementary School’s Navy Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) to the state Capitol on Friday, February 23, 2018. Byron Elementary School, located in Peach County, is the only elementary school in Georgia to offer a Junior ROTC program.
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Update from the Capitol: Week Six
By: Sen. Larry Walker (R – Perry)
As we pass the halfway mark of the 2018 legislative session, things are really moving along here at the capitol. This week, we covered a variety of topics with 20 bills passing through the Senate. We look forward to maintaining this pace of passing legislation as we close in on the deadline of Crossover Day, and eventually, Sine Die.
Sen. Larry Walker Named to Georgia’s Health Care Reform Task Force
Today, Lt. Governor Casey Cagle appointed Senator Larry Walker to serve as the newest member of Georgia’s Health Care Reform Task Force. Continue reading “Sen. Larry Walker Named to Georgia’s Health Care Reform Task Force”