...Riley noted that one of Deal's floor leaders in the Senate, Sen. Charlie...involvement of one of Deal's floor leaders created a political problem...was possible since Deal appoints floor leaders to steer his legislative program...

...video-poker machines and $35,000 in cash."We can stop some of the bad actors, probably not all," said Deal's floor leader Sen. Charlie Bethel, R-Dalton.Deal and Attorney General Sam Olens pushed through legislation last year to empower...

...state certification tests without sitting through more courses under House Bill 188, sponsored by one of Deal's floor leaders."The training programs the military offers are extremely well structured and consequently, the people that come...

...relationship during the Perdue years when they used to share office space in the Capitol while each served as the governor's floor leader in their respective chambers."So far, it has been very good," O'Neal said of the working relationship a day...

...Georgia and Cal's Brittany Boyd was fouled driving to the rim by James, her fifth foul, leaving Georgia without its floor leader. Boyd hit both free throws and Cal had its first lead since 17-16.Not having James on the floor showed immediately...

...should become the 24th state with such laws. The margin of error was plus or minus 4 percentage points.Senate Majority Floor Leader Arlan Meekhof, straining to be heard over jeering opponents in the chamber's gallery, argued last week that by enacting...

...logic of both parties.Besides moral authority, Jackson also brings his connection as one of Gov. Nathan Deal's floor leaders. That means he speaks for Deal in the Senate, pushing the governor's bills and giving the governor's opinion...

...hospital revenues, rather than have the Legislature do it directly. Spokesman Brian Robinson said the governor's floor leaders would carry the legislation in both chambers.Georgia Hospital Association spokesman Kevin Bloye praised Deal's...

...Norquist often push, particularly in arguments over federal fiscal policy.Rep. Matt Hatchett, the governor's floor leader, reminded his colleagues that Deal's administration projected a 20 percent cut to Medicaid payment rates. That...

...favored to win the general election given the Republican Party's strength in the region."Doug has served as my floor leader in the State House, and he's helped me enact laws that protect life, crack down on illegal immigration and cut taxes...