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Tip sheet: Class pictures, the smokin' Hawks

Philadelphia 76ers' Furkan Aldemir, center, of Turkey, and Michael Carter-Williams, left, battle for a rebound against Atlanta Hawks' Mike Muscala, right, and Elton Brand during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015, in Philadelphia. Atlanta won 105-87. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) Philadelphia 76ers' Furkan Aldemir, center, of Turkey, and Michael Carter-Williams, left, battle for a rebound against Atlanta Hawks' Mike Muscala, right, and Elton Brand during the second half of an NBA basketball game earlier this month. Atlanta won 105-87. AP/Matt Slocum

Credit: Jim Galloway

Credit: Jim Galloway

Philadelphia 76ers' Furkan Aldemir, center, of Turkey, and Michael Carter-Williams, left, battle for a rebound against Atlanta Hawks' Mike Muscala, right, and Elton Brand during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015, in Philadelphia. Atlanta won 105-87. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) Philadelphia 76ers' Furkan Aldemir, center, of Turkey, and Michael Carter-Williams, left, battle for a rebound against Atlanta Hawks' Mike Muscala, right, and Elton Brand during the second half of an NBA basketball game earlier this month. Atlanta won 105-87. AP/Matt Slocum
By Jim Galloway
Jan 27, 2015

The House and Senate will convene at 10 a.m. today.

With no bills ready for debate yet, both chambers will focus on less serious matters.  In the House, it’s class picture day (The Senate will pose on Wednesday).

The House and Senate will each get a visit from representatives from the smokin’ hot Atlanta Hawks, including guard Kyle Korver, center Elton Brand and Coach Mike Budenholzer.

The committee schedule is starting to get busier, although many meetings remain organizational. House Appropriations Subcommittees will be working through the mid-year budget, which could make it to the House floor by Thursday.

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Jim Galloway, the newspaper’s former political columnist, was a writer and editor at the AJC for four decades.

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