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Rep. Scott Leads House Agriculture Panel To Key In On Climate Change And Farming
Georgia Rep. Scott said "the issue of climate change would be key" for his panel this year.
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Georgia Teachers Glad To Get Vaccine But Pandemic Leaves Some Dispirited
The newly eligible will include adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and parents of children with complex conditions.
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National Spotlight Again On Georgia Elections, Now For Planned Restrictions
Under consideration is a Senate Republican Caucus sweeping proposal that would drastically re-shape Georgia election laws.
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Georgia House Approves Bill To Limit Cuts To City And County Police Budgets
The bill, authored by Athens Republican state Rep. Houston Gaines, passed the Georgia House 101-69 Wednesday, largely along party lines.
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Georgia GOP’s Push To Restrict Ballot Access Flirts With Worst National Rank
Sen. David Lucas, Macon Democrat, charged Walker’s bill and other Republican-sponsored voting legislation is reflective of the Jim Crow era.
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Lawmakers Propose To Suspend Right To Speedy Trial Over COVID Backlog
COVID-19 has created a backlog in Georgia’s courts; lawmakers are proposing to allow judges to temporarily suspend rights to speedy trials.
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In Ga., Voting Rights Organizations Issue Complaints
Republican Rep., Barry Fleming filed the bill, the report indicates.
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New Gov. Leadership Looks To Revitalize Immigration System
It is for growth and prosperity as we look to recover from the pandemic, the report states.
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Georgia Republicans Try To Placate Party Base And Adjust
The Republican base is often "aggressively opposed" to change, the report indicates.
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Bill To Exclude Transgender Girls From Sports Called Cruel, Maybe Illegal
The proposed law was criticized as "cruel," and "flagged as possibly illegal," according to the report.
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State Setting Aside Millions To Help COVID-Ravaged Travel Industry Recover
Losing its biggest event was a huge loss for Macon, but Gary Wheat, president and CEO of Visit Macon, says he’s “optimistic.”
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Georgia Lawmakers Push Bills To Limit Local Government Sway Over Energy Rules
Still, Savannah Alderman Nick Palumbo and other city officials oppose a proposal targeting the kind of ordinances seen in other states.
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Senator Revives Plan To Expand Special Needs Voucher Program
Opponents say vouchers take state money away from public schools and transfer it to private schools with less accountability, transparency.
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Georgia's Stacey Abrams, Democratic Allies Take Aim At GOP Efforts To Restrict Ballot Access
Republicans' actions, among them conspiracy theories and baseless claims on election fraud, were called "unconscionable" by Abrams.
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Defiant U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Of Georgia Says Committee Posts A Waste Of Her Time
The House voted late Thursday 230-199 to remove the Georgia Republican from two committee seats she had been assigned by GOP leaders.
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Georgia Lawmakers Aim To Shift Millions To Shore Up HIV Program
The rising demand nearly outpaced the state Department of Public Health’s current capacity.
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Georgia House Committee Advances Bill To Set Earlier Ballot Request Deadline
House Bill 270 would set a deadline of at least 10 days before Election Day for election workers to issue absentee ballots.
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No Apology, As Georgia U.S. Rep. Greene Partly Recants Conspiracy Theories
In a 10-minute speech on floor, Greene offered an explanation for her violent, anti-Semitic comments, and her baseless QAnon theory.
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Georgia Sees Slight Boost In Vaccine Capacity, But Supplies Still Lag
A steady stream of cars drove through Wednesday morning as Gov. Brian Kemp toured the facility with Dr. Janet Memark.
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U.S. House Prepares To Strip Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Of Committee Posts
The full House is set to vote today to remove Greene from the House Education and Labor Committee, and the Budget Committee.