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An unexpected or announced visit from U.S. Rep. John Lewis made for an exciting morning at the Georgia Capitol. [You can watch him address the Senate here.]
Here are 4 things that happened at the Georgia Capitol today that you should know:
1. The Georgia Senate gave final passage Wednesday to a mid-year budget adding $1 billion in new state spending. [Gov. Nathan Deal quickly signed it into law.]
2. The Georgia House passed mandates that would require the state to track abortions and ban the sale of aborted fetal tissue. [But not everyone voted in favor of these mandates.]
3. A House committee approved an effort to count Georgia among states that want to award electoral votes to whichever presidential candidate wins the popular vote nationwide. [How are Georgia's electoral votes being awarded now?]
4. Republican presidential candidate John Kasich will address the Georgia House of Representatives on Tuesday. [Why he won't be making his way over to the Senate chamber after.]
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