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In Reality There Is Magic In The Books We Read, As The GOP Attempts To Ban Books -- Commentary
I love curling up with a good book. Cup of tea in one hand, balancing the book in the other. Time flies as I am transported away.
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Warnock Pushes To Lower Drug Prices For Seniors, Diabetics
U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock announced a plan to lower drug costs for seniors -- his latest efforts to revive provisions of a stalled bill.
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Advocates Cheer Bump In Funding For Disability Services, But Hope For More
State lawmakers will boost funding for services for people with disabilities in next year's budget, though thousands will stay on wait-list.
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Two Parents' Rights Bills Inch Closer To Becoming Law
A once-controversial bill seeking to protect parents from being removed from local school board meetings sailed through a House committee.
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Backers Of Mental Health Bill Defend Proposal After Sudden Pushback
Supporters of a sweeping mental health bill are defending the proposal after it was met with spirited opposition in the Senate this week.
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State Lawmakers Line Up Behind Bipartisan Plan To Compensate Police Suicide Survivors
A bipartisan group of Georgia lawmakers is working to get a bill across the Legislature's finish line that would remove barriers.
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House Committee Advances Bills Aimed At Curbing Georgia's Maternal Deaths
A pair of proposals designed to help curb maternal deaths in Georgia easily cleared a House panel Tuesday.
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Georgia House Considers Bill That Would Keep Felons Locked Up, And Precluded From Treatment
District attorneys, a criminal defense lawyers' group, and civil rights advocates Monday warned on the bill's dangers, the report states.
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Georgia Lawmakers Close In On Ban To Prevent Schools From Requiring Masks
Democratic Representative Becky Evans said she is very concerned if there would be no mandate to require, as they "help keep schools open."
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House Speaker's Priority Mental Health Reforms Run Into Senate Buzzsaw
House Speaker David Ralston's sweeping mental health bill is picking up loud opposition in the Senate.
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Gas Tax Suspension Signed Into Law, Will Last Through May 31
A plan to temporarily suspend Georgia's motor fuel tax in the wake of sky-high gasoline prices was made official Friday afternoon.
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Bill Declaring Open Season On Raccoons To Protect Turkey Eggs Could Miss The Mark
There's a battle raging in Georgia between turkeys and raccoons, lawmakers say. They're stepping in on the side of the "gobblers."
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Latest Election Overhaul On State Senate Agenda Would "Intimidate Election Workers"
A Georgia Senate panel could take up as early as Monday a sweeping voting bill that's raising alarms over concerns to its provisions.
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House Bill To Create Mental Health Insurance Parity Hits Senate Turbulence
Broad consensus is apparent among state lawmakers that more should be done to ensure health insurance companies are following federal law.
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Planned Gas Tax Suspension Ready For Kemp's Signature, Despite Partisan Sniping
A plan to temporarily suspend Georgia's motor fuel tax in the wake of sky-high gasoline prices passed the state Senate unanimously Thursday.
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As Week To Honor The First Amendment Ends, Republicans Try To Threaten Free Speech
National Sunshine Week is when public officials are reminded to operate openly and transparently, and embrace the First Amendment.
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Memorials Mark Anniversary Of Spa Shootings With Tributes To Victims Of ‘Hate And Fear'
Wednesday marked a somber anniversary for Georgians, especially those with Asian American ancestry.
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The "Hypocrisies Are Multiplying Like Rabbits" With Republicans -- Commentary
Inevitably undermining public education appears to be the prime goal of the Republican Party, the report states.
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GOP's Latest Bill, Which Penalizes Criminal Protests "In The Cradle Of The Civil Rights Movement," Moves To House
After a tense debate, the Georgia Senate passed a bill intended to ratchet up criminal penalties for offenses during public protests.
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Crossover Day Wrap: Righting Wrongs; Medical Cannabis Do-Overs
The Legislature's self-imposed deadline to clear at least one chamber to have the smoothest path to becoming law has now come and gone.