General Assembly season is right around the corner as legislators reconvene Monday, Jan. 14, for a new two-year cycle in the 152nd session of the Georgia General Assembly. Issues in the hot seat this year include pari-mutuel betting/horse racing, the “bed tax” paid by hospitals. Rockdale’s returning state legislators are District 90 Rep. Pamela Stevenson, District 113 Rep Pamela Dickerson, District 91 Rep. Dee Dawkins-Haigler, District 114 Rep. Tom Kirby, District 42 Sen. Ronald Ramsey, District 17 Sen. Rick Jeffares.