...witnesses or members of the public testified about the bills. Four factors go into scheduling decisions, according to Senate Majority Whip Mitch Seabaugh, R-Sharpsburg, a member of the Senate Rules Committee. One is that there m ight not be time...

...including churches. "In 1770, Georgia passed a law that required you to bring your gun to church," said Senate Majority Whip Mitch Seabaugh, R-Sharpsburg, who is leading a committee charged with recommending changes to state gun laws...

...to Georgia Lottery employees. The Lottery board approved nearly $3 million in bonuses to employees this year. Senate Majority Whip Mitch Seabaugh filed legislation Friday that, among other things, would mandate that all Lottery spending, including...

...R-Sharpsburg, isn't a lawyer, but he is a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee by virtue of his position as Senate majority whip. He noticed in the past two rounds of statewide judicial elections for the Supreme Court and a seat on the Court...

...with a slightly higher sales tax under a constitutional amendment introduced this week by Sen. Mitch Seabaugh. Senate majority whip Mr. Seabaugh, R-Sharpsburg acknowledges that passage of his proposal won't happen this session, which has...

...The four dissenting votes came from GOP leaders, including Senate President Pro Tem Eric Johnson of Savannah and Senate Majority Whip Mitch Seabaugh of Sharpsburg, who were concerned about imposing the mandate on local governments. Mr. Seabaugh...

...he polled Republican voters in Gwinnett County who overwhelmingly told him they wanted to vote on it locally.Senate Majority Whip Cecil Staton, R-Macon, said he expected to poll GOP senators informally on the issue. Caucus votes are carried...

...the 1996 Republican convention in San Diego. "He served this body with great distinction, with great humor," Senate Majority Whip Don Nickles, R-Okla., said on the Senate floor shortly after receiving word of Mr. Coverdell's death...

...still required. The proposed U.S. intervention has so far attracted little congressional criticism, although Senate Majority Whip Don Nickles, R-Okla., said on Fox's "News Sunday" he had "serious reservations about whether we're...

...financially solvent. House Higher Education Committee Chair Bill Hembree said the figures were "insane" and Senate Majority Whip Mitch Seabaugh called the bonuses "absolutely absurd" and said he wanted to re-examine the group's structure...