Four years after stripping powers off of the Democrat Lieutenant Governor, the Republican controlled Georgia state senate is the full L.G. powers to the newly elected Republican Lieutenant Governor Casey Cagle.

From the AJC:

The Senate voted 44-10 for rules that will restore the power of the lieutenant governor, who also acts as Senate president.

Four years ago, the new Republican majority in the Senate stripped away most of the power held by Lt. Gov. Mark Taylor, a Democrat. Those powers included assigning senators to committees and appointing committee chairmen. That change essentially made Johnson the de facto Senate president and the most powerful player in the chamber.

But when Taylor's successor, Casey Cagle, bangs the gavel today as Georgia's first Republican lieutenant governor, he will have that power back.