...against it and business lobbyists spoke for it.Another legislative ally who sits on Unterman's committee, Sen. Nan Orrock, D-Atlanta, expressed her bewilderment."I don't understand why we would want to limit their day in court...
...done for decades."It's concerting very much on a human level but also on a state-leadership level," said Sen. Nan Orrock, an Atlanta Democrat who co-chairs the Working Families group. "Is this the way we treat hard-working Georgians...
...friend of the court -- brief that more than 500 legislators support the constitutionality of this law," said Sen. Nan Orrock, D-Atlanta.The provisions of the law are popular with the public and needed, said Rep. Gloria Frazier, D-Hephzibah...
...Working Families Legislative Caucus. "To me, we ought to be focusing on the real problem: creating new jobs."Sen. Nan Orrock, D-Atlanta, co-chair of the caucus, said federal guidelines for both programs may prohibit states from adding...
...a federal judge."Why do we want to put Georgia in the posture of standing in the schoolhouse door?" asked Sen. Nan Orrock, D-Atlanta, drawing a parallel to the desegregation of public colleges in the 1960s.University system Chancellor...
...would only cover half the tuition at the state's research universities, according to Connell's projections.Sen. Nan Orrock, D-Atlanta, noted that the mission of the commission is to expand access to higher education."I would like to...
...unemployed."This is our message to the middle class in this state that is hanging on for dear life," said Sen. Nan Orrock, D-Atlanta. "It puts all of us in a bad position to go back home to communities that have already been damaged...
...economy, create jobs, improve educational facilities. I think redistricting maps are just inside baseball." - Rep. Nan Orrock, D-Atlanta. "The governor wants to put communities of interest back together, to put people back together. In...
...1997 and 1998 for the William A. Scott Fund, which was created to raise money for the Holocaust Commission. Reps. Nan Orrock, D-Atlanta, and Michele Henson, D-Stone Mountain, received $12,000 and $7,500 from the fund, respectively...
...insurance bills aren't itemized. "This is nothing more than a sweetheart deal for the insurance industry," Sen. Nan Orrock, an Atlanta Democrat, said as the measure came up for a vote. The Senate gave the bill final approval on the session's...
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