Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle is trying to reconcile with the Republican leaders in the Senate who stripped him of most of his powers after his November re-election. (Photo Courtesy of Lt. Govenor's Office.)
Four months later, popular incumbent Casey Cagle was looking to reconcile with his Republican colleagues. In a letter to GOP senators dated Thursday, Cagle proposed a return of some of the powers he had been stripped of by GOP leaders in the weeks after he was overwhelmingly re-elected.
The 2011 General Assembly ended this week with no clear path to a solution as both sides remained bitterly opposed — although they both acknowledged the leadership structure would have to change.
The power struggle between Cagle and the Senate's GOP leadership played out publicly during the session, at times threatening to derail major legislation and became a daily disruption in the chamber.
