Trump effect? Not much effect on the Georgia General Assembly so far

The seismic political shifts predicted when Donald Trump became president have yet to have much impact on Georgia's annual General Assembly session that is heading into its final weeks.

While Trump and Washington goings-on have dominated the national news, Georgia legislators have been in their own political world, deliberating on many of the same issues they've debated since Barack Obama was starting his second term as president.

Before the session, there were concerns that fast action in Washington could influence the path of the session. But Gov. Nathan Deal and legislative leaders are still waiting to see what impact Trump and the solidly Republican U.S. Congress will have on Georgia, with billions of dollars in federal funding and freighter loads of regulations on everything from environmental policy to massive health care programs at stake.

"We are clicking right along," said longtime state Rep. Ron Stephens, R-Savannah. "It reminds me of a mule with blinders on. We can't get distracted by things we have no control over."

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