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Georgia GOP Lawmakers Aim To Continue Tough-On-Crime Push, As Legislative Calendar Winds Down
Georgia's legislators head into the final stretch of the session with tough-on-crime bills that will escalate criminal penalties.
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Hiring More People With Developmental Disabilities Pitched As Georgia's Labor Shortage Fix
People living with intellectual and developmental disabilities say one solution to Georgia's work force shortage is to hire them.
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Georgia House Set To Vote On $32.5B 2024 Spending Plan, Adding Millions For Law Enforcement
House lawmakers are set to vote on a spending plan for next year that includes additional salary bumps for hard-to-fill state jobs.
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Georgia Courts Still Struggle With Pandemic-Era Backlogs, State Supreme Court Chief Justice Says
State Supreme Court Chief Justice Boggs says this is the case despite fewer felony arrests in Fulton County during the pandemic.
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GOP-Controlled Georgia House Pushes Through Bill Called "Overreaction" By D.A. Willis
Georgia's GOP-controlled House passed controversial legislation 98-75 late on Tuesday's Crossover Day.
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Georgia Lawmakers Offer Both Punitive And Safety Net Approaches To Tackling Homelessness
Bambi Hayes Brown, in an audio story, talks about what she calls "invisible homelessness."
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Crossover Day Wrap: Flurry Of Bills Passed At Pivotal Deadline
Dozens of bills cleared a key legislative deadline, along with controversial measures, such as the ban on some gender-affirming care.
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A Bill Is Said To Be "Actually Deadly," Could Cause "Suicide," Democrat Jackson Says Of GOP-Sponsored Bill
Young transgender Georgians could be denied access to some forms of gender-affirming care.
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Bigger-Rig Trucks For Georgia Highways On The Move In 2023 State Legislature
Rep. Spencer Frye, a Democrat from Athens, said frets over the safety perils of bigger-rig trucks on Georgia roads are likely overblown.
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Prospects Fade For Legalized Sports Betting, As Georgia Lawmakers Scuttle Planned Constitutional Amendment
The House adjourned March 7 without taking a vote on a sports betting bill.
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Legislation To Redact Government Employees' Information From Georgia Public Records Falls Short
Legislation that would shield a government employee's personal information from public records did not survive Crossover Day.
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State GOP Lawmakers Not Yet Done Fiddling With Georgia Voting Law In Response To 2020 Election
Several bills that have the potential to change Georgians' voting laws arrive at a crossroads, where legislators decide.
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New Anti-Abortion Bills, Gun Safety Legislation Among Long Shots, As Lawmakers Reach Key Deadline
They can't all be winners.
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School Vouchers, Election Laws, Gender-Affirming Care On Agenda, As Lawmakers Race To Beat The Clock
It's crunch time under the Gold Dome.
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Georgia Senate Debate Over Gambling Bills Gets Personal As Session Enters Homestretch
The state Senate roundly struck down a gambling bill, greatly decreasing the odds that the state will expand legal wagering opportunities.
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Plan To Shield Government Officials' Personal Info From Public Records Sweeps Georgia Senate
Richard T. Griffiths of the Georgia First Amendment Foundation asked Georgia legislators this week to take a deep breath and tap the brakes.
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Attacks On Power Substations Elsewhere Spur Georgia House To Stiffen Penalties For Infrastructure Sabotage
House lawmakers have approved extra prison time for anyone who intentionally attacks – physically or electronically – a utility substation.
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Georgia Senate Is Next Stop For House Bill That Aims To Expand Access To Mental Health Services
A proposal billed as the next step toward improving access to behavioral health services in Georgia easily cleared the state House Thursday.
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GOP Bills On Protest Marches? Opponents Call Them "Unnecessary And Wrong-Headed"
State House lawmakers passed two GOP bills targeting demonstrators who resort to tactics when protesting, but opponents decried the move.
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Georgia GOP Senate Bill Would Ease Voter Challenges Despite Possible Federal Law Conflict
A contingent of Georgia Republican lawmakers is pursuing election legislation relitigating 2021's sweeping voting law overhaul.