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Kemp Pitches Plan To Strengthen State’s Teacher ‘Pipeline’ To Classroom
Topping the list is legislation that would allow retired teachers to come back to the classroom at full pay, and still get retirement.
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Democrats Move To Strip Committee Assignments From Georgia U.S. Rep. Greene
Declaring the killing of 17 at a Florida school was "staged," and calling for the execution of Mrs. Pelosi, are among Greene's statements.
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State Lawmakers Want Check On Return From Georgia’s Billions In Tax Breaks
The measure, sponsored by Sen. John Albers, would bring scrutiny to special-interest tax breaks.
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Georgia Lawmakers Recall Past Efforts To Wind Down Daylight Saving Time
Rep. Wes Cantrell said he’s hopeful there is enough momentum to get his bill and supporting federal legislation passed this year.
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Georgia Lawmaker Pushes For Less Reporting On School’s Severe Discipline
Counting disciplinary actions as part of the formula gives school officials incentives to mete out fewer punishments, Mullis stated.
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Firing Of Georgian Dogs Agriculture Department Nominee Tom Vilsack At Confirmation Hearing
Initially smeared by Breitbart who altered her words, Albany's Shirley Sherrod then was forced by Vilsack to resign, the report states.
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Push To Get Teachers Vaccinated And Back In Class Now Pitted Against Senior Priority
Health care workers and long-term care staff and residents were first on the list when the shots arrived in Georgia in mid-December.
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Democrats Protest Naming Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene To Education Panel
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called it “appalling” that Republicans selected someone who “has mocked the killing of little children.”
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Lawmakers Advance Revised Spending Plan As ‘Headwinds’ Loom, Cuts Remain
The budget easily cleared the House with a 149-to-20 vote and now heads to the Senate, where lawmakers plan to begin meeting early Friday.
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COVID Clouds Legislative Session, From Illness To Test Resistance
Rep. Clark reversed a stand to skip the House’s twice-a-week testing guidelines after condemnations from many of his fellow Republicans.
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Elected Officials Voice Support For Teachers’ Access To COVID Vaccine
Congresswoman Bourdeaux chimed in with a letter to President Biden, urging him to prioritize the vaccination of teachers and school staff.
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Georgia House Plan Increases Public Health Spending For COVID Response
The House’s budget committee signed off on changes to the current year’s spending proposal early Wednesday morning.
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Big Campaign Donors Stick By Election Denier, Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton wrote of Greene, “This woman should be on a watch list. Not in Congress.”
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Absentee Ballot ID Requirement A Priority This Year For Lt. Gov. Duncan
But he said he does not support new major limitations on absentee voting like his chamber’s Republican caucus proposed.
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Georgia’s COVID Vaccine Shortage Persists, Teachers Press For Access
Public Health Commissioner Toomey said Tuesday "it could be months" before Georgia's allotment of COVID-19 vaccines increases.
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Buford Lawmaker Refuses COVID Test, Removed From House Chamber
Rep. David Clark said it is "wrong on my conscience when teachers can’t get it and first responders can’t get it.”
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Bipartisan Push To Reform Or Repeal State Citizen’s Arrest Law Expected
Kemp pledged that a priority for this year is to work with state leaders to make significant changes to the citizen's arrest statute.
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Plan Returns To Extend Lower In-State College Tuition Rate To DACA Recipients
DACA recipients would pay the same rate as other Georgians under Carpenter's proposed bill, if the students meet certain criteria.
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Sierra Club Report Card Hands Georgia Power’s Climate Plans Failing Grades
The report, titled “The Dirty Truth about Utility Climate Pledges,” gave Georgia Power 13 points out of 100, based on its criterion.
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NAACP Files Lawsuit Over COVID-19 Outbreak At Georgia Prison
It is filed against the Georgia Dept. of Corrections and a contractor on behalf of three inmates, centering on the Coffee County facility.