Legislative tip sheet: What to watch on Tuesday

The legislative session got off to a quick start on Monday with

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Exploreearly action on legislation to move state primaries to May 20

The second day is expected to be much slower as the House plans to honor two legislators who passed away last year and a Senate committee

Exploretakes up a proposal to privatize foster care

But the biggest action could take place outside the state Capitol. At least

Explorefive current and former ethics staffers who received federal subpoenas

related to an ongoing federal probe into the ethics commission face a deadline early Tuesday to hand over documents to a federal grand jury.

The feds specifically want documents linked to a campaign complaint targeting Gov. Nathan Deal during his 2010 bid for office. This on the day before Deal gives his State of the State speech.

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