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Solar Power Fans Pine For Sunnier Days After Georgia Lawmakers Stalled Big Changes
Solar energy advocates anticipate lawmakers will continue to push for legislation in 2024 that could lead to big changes.
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The "Energy Renaissance" Has Finally Arrived, Authors Say
The clean energy renaissance is here! It's thanks, in part, to new federal incentives created by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).
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Bill Requiring Prescription Drug Discount Sharing With Georgia Patients Falters In The Senate
A bipartisan measure that would require prescription drug discounts to be shared with Georgia consumers stalled in the Senate.
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Georgia's Failure Once Again To Address Anti-Semitism Called "Familiar Fault Lines"
It seemed for a time that 2023 could be the year the Georgia Legislature passed a bill defining antisemitism in state law.
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Georgia Lawmakers, Slogging Through Bipartisan Attempts To Protect Okefenokee, Sink In The End
This failure was another blow to environmentalists, the report indicates.
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Georgia GOP Clampdown On Street Gangs Gets Legislature OK
The law-and-order bill, mulled during the marathon final day of the 2023 Georgia legislative session, was described as "highly divisive."
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Georgia Lawmakers "Play The Heavy," Raising Weight Limits For Big-Rig Cargo
The agricultural and forestry trucking industry scored a major victory this week in the waning minutes of the 2023 legislative session.
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Governor Warns Of Budget "Holes," After Georgia Lawmakers Sign Off On New Spending Plan
Lawmakers signed off on a $32.4 billion spending plan for next year as the clock expired on the 2023 legislative session.
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Bipartisan Bill To Expand Mental Health Services Left On Georgia Legislature's Cutting Room Floor
Only a small portion of Georgia's bipartisan mental health bill survived the 2023 legislative politicking.
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School Voucher Bill Fails, While Public Dollars For Private Schools A Non-Starter In State House
Georgia House Democrats cheered a rare win Wednesday night when efforts to expand Georgia's school voucher program failed.
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Sound, Less Fury: Georgia Lawmakers Leave Town With Betting, Vouchers, And Medical Cannabis Undone
The final day of the Georgia Legislative session comes with many traditions, like throwing fistfuls of paper and wearing seersucker suits.
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Georgia Lawmakers Send New Electric Vehicle Charging Tax Plan To Governor
Legislators in Ga., overwhelmingly approved legislation that would change the way electric vehicle owners pay to recharge their vehicles.
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Georgia Supreme Court Justices Hear Arguments In Challenge To State's 2019 Anti-Abortion Law
Some Georgia Supreme Court justices appeared skeptical of the argument that the state's six-week abortion should be tossed out.
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Take It Or "Leave" It: House Sends Blower Bill Back To Senate
The Georgia Legislature is one step closer to passing a bill designed to protect gas-powered leaf blowers and appliances.
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Prosecutor Oversight Bill Headed To Kemp; Local Control Concerns Dismissed
The Georgia General Assembly sent a controversial bill to the governor's desk Monday to create a new disciplinary board for state attorneys.
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Republican Lawmakers Back Plan To Tackle Homelessness That Critics Say Is Misplaced
Lawmakers backed a plan Monday that proponents call a necessary first step toward better understanding persistent homelessness.
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Georgians Survey Landscape, Say Blower Bill "Leaves" A Lot To Be Desired
With the 2023 Legislative session to be a thing of the past, Georgia lawmakers are poised to pass a sweeping anti-discrimination measure.
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Georgia Lawmakers' School Voucher Push Stumbling To Finish Line, With Little Time Left To Recover
The latest plan to expand school vouchers in Georgia was dealt a blow Thursday when the House failed to hold a vote.
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Taxes Could Toss Sand In Gears Of Kemp's Drive To Become Electric Vehicle Capital
Georgia lawmakers want to help Gov. Brian Kemp achieve his goal to make the state the electric vehicle capital of the nation.
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Georgia Lawmakers Poised To Create Oversight Panel With Power To Remove Local Prosecutors
Momentum continues to build in the Georgia Legislature for a proposed law that could allow state officials to remove district attorneys.