Georgia’s state legislature convenes Monday for its annual months of policymaking and other yet-unknown shenanigans.
Driving the news: For the first time in more than a decade, there are new leaders in both the state house and the state senate — plus a lot of new lawmakers. Therefore, much remains up in the air.
Yes, but: We’ve rounded up some policy issues we’re hearing about so far.
Runoff reform: After Georgia’s second high-profile runoff, everyone is exhausted. Plus, after years of runoffs benefiting Republicans, the GOP has lost three. The Secretary of State has called for reform of the general election runoff.
- Ranked choice voting remains an option on the table.
- Republicans changed the runoff threshold to 50% from 45% in 2008 after losing a Senate race. Lowering back to 45% has also come up.
Sports betting: The idea of expanding legalized gambling — sports betting, casinos or horse racing — often gets traction at the Capitol only to fail at the last minute. This year…
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