...close-lipped about it, saying only that he is confident the Senate will pass some form of ethics legislation. The Senate Rules Committee will hear testimony, not vote, during the meeting Tuesday morning."I would think there will probably be some...

...have also made picketing illegal in residential areas. This year's version has passed the House and is in the Senate Rules Committee awaiting a vote by the full Senate. It might have passed sooner, but it is being held as a bargaining chip to...

...the curtain a little to expose some of the behind-the-scenes maneuvering when she took her lobbying for the Senate Rules Committee public. In a two-page letter obtained by Morris News Service, she argued she deserved consideration because...

...elections should change. The committee's other Republicans all supported Carter's bills.Next they head to the Senate Rules Committee and then to the full Senate before moving to the House of Representatives for consideration.

...on a $17,000 trip to Europe to view high-speed trains at the expense of a lobbyist.The chairman of the Senate Rules Committee, Don Balfour, R-Snellville, is being investigated by his colleagues for claiming a Senate daily-work expense...

...might favor the passage of a lobbying cap in the Senate. This year, McKoon's bill was assigned straight to the Senate Rules Committee, a sign that legislative leaders wanted to defeat it. The bill never got out of the Rules Committee and failed...

...least of all from me," McKoon said.Balfour is among the senior Republicans in the Senate. He chairs the Senate Rules Committee, a powerful group that decides which bills get a vote on the Senate floor.

...biggest recipient of Georgia Dome giveaways is state Sen. Don Balfour, a Snellville Republican who chairs the Senate Rules Committee. He accepted $2,388 in tickets since 2010, state records show.House Speaker David Ralston accepted $1...

...100 on a lawmaker in a single day. This year, Republican leaders buried a similar proposal from McKoon in the Senate Rules Committee, and it failed without receiving a vote. After learning of Ralston's remarks, McKoon said he would consult...

...financial records show. Balfour, who chairs the Senate Rules Committee, said that he decided to pay back the money but...reimbursement for conducting work related to the Senate Rules Committee. That committee did not meet on the days in August...