Number of legislative days left until the end of the 2016 session: 38.
Now that the president has delivered the State of the Union, it’s Gov. Nathan Deal’s turn to talk about the State of the State.
The governor will visit the House chamber at 11 a.m. to give his annual address. Lawmakers won’t be the only ones eager to hear what he says. Deal is likely to announce significant (relatively speaking) raises for teachers and state employees.
On the policy front, don't expect Deal to outline a game-changing new proposal. He's likely to play it safer this session, with no ambitious legislative packages on the scale of the school takeover plan or criminal justice overhaul.
That might be just fine with lawmakers who seem bent on getting through the session as quickly as possible, possibly as early as March 24.
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