Ga. GOP To Prioritize Health Care, Avoid Religious Exemptions

Monday, Jan. 14, 2013, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

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State Republican leaders indicated Thursday they are not prioritizing religious exemption bills that have headlined legislative sessions in years past.

Republican House and Senate leaders spoke about their legislative agendas Thursday for this year’s General Assembly which starts Monday. The Senate GOP Caucus’s priorities included topics ranging from health care to education funding, but did not include religious exemptions bills.  

Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle, who presides over the state Senate, said it’s a different environment today because of the recent election.