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Lawmakers on a Georgia House panel are set to continue debating a sweeping election bill this week that is drawing fire from voting rights advocates and has sparked concerns among some of the state’s local election officials.

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Voting changes draw fire under the Gold Dome

by Stanley Dunlap | Georgia RecorderFebruary 22, 2021February 25, 2021

dollar banknotes in baseball glove near ball on green grass, sports betting concept

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Georgia lawmakers debate sports betting proposals

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceFebruary 18, 2021September 24, 2023

Georgia Governor Brian Kemp wants to make sure that future governors don't limit the rights of religious groups and congregations to practice during a state of emergency.

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Kemp introduces ‘Faith Protection Act’

by Thom ChandlerFebruary 18, 2021February 22, 2021

CLARKESVILLE -- Former Congressman Doug Collins, who finished behind Raphael Warnock in November's jungle primary for the U.S. Senate, has joined a law firm in Clarkesville.

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After failed Senate bid, Doug Collins joins Clarkesville law firm

by Thom ChandlerFebruary 18, 2021February 21, 2021

State officials unveiled details of a bipartisan bill Tuesday aimed at revising Georgia’s citizen’s arrest law to limit who can detain someone suspected of a crime.

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Here are the citizen’s arrest reforms Georgia is considering

by Beau Evans | Capitol Beat News ServiceFebruary 16, 2021February 18, 2021

A bill aimed at preventing Georgia city and county governments from making deep cuts in the budgets of their local police agencies advanced in the Georgia House of Representatives Tuesday.

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Georgia lawmaker wants to stop cities and counties from defunding police

by Beau Evans | Capitol Beat News ServiceFebruary 16, 2021February 18, 2021

The Fulton County Board of Elections voted to fire Elections & Registrations Department Director Richard Barron. However, Barron still has his job until the Fulton County Board of Commissioners votes on whether or not to accept the recommendation of the Board of Elections.

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Fulton County Board of Elections Votes to Fire Elections Chief

by Thom ChandlerFebruary 16, 2021October 10, 2023

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s short career as a politician has not lacked for drama.

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A Closer Look at How Marjorie Taylor Greene Got Elected

by Ross Williams | Georgia RecorderFebruary 15, 2021October 10, 2023

State lawmakers are working this year on legislation to change Georgia’s citizen’s arrest law, ban no-knock arrest warrants and lower employment barriers for residents on probation.

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Will Georgia lawmakers reform citizen’s arrest and no-knock warrants?

by Beau Evans | Capitol Beat News ServiceFebruary 12, 2021September 24, 2023

The Georgia Senate passed two bills Thursday aimed at protecting victims of human trafficking, advancing a key plank of Gov. Brian Kemp’s legislative agenda.

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Georgia senate passes bills to protect human trafficking victims

by Beau Evans | Capitol Beat News ServiceFebruary 11, 2021February 14, 2021

Fulton County authorities have launched an investigation into alleged attempts to influence Georgia’s 2020 elections including a call former President Donald Trump made in January pressuring state election officials to overturn his losing results.

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Fulton County prosecutor to investigate Trump’s call to Raffensperger

by Beau Evans | Capitol Beat News ServiceFebruary 10, 2021February 13, 2021

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Stacey Abrams Leads Charge Against Republican Changes to Voting

by Stanley Dunlap | Georgia RecorderFebruary 9, 2021October 10, 2023

A state Senate committee debated a measure Monday to limit terms for Georgia House and Senate members to 12 years total, as well as doubling the term for state senators from two to four years.

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Should Georgia’s elected officials have term limits?

by Beau Evans | Capitol Beat News ServiceFebruary 8, 2021February 8, 2021

A new state legislative committee focused on election changes passed a bill Thursday that will keep Georgia voters from requesting absentee ballots the week before Election Day.

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Georgia Republicans want to shorten the time you have to request an absentee ballot

by Stanley Dunlap | Georgia RecorderFebruary 5, 2021February 5, 2021

The Gist: Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene has been voted out of the two congressional committees she serves on by a bipartisan vote in the House of Representatives.

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Marjorie Taylor Greene booted from committees

by Thom ChandlerFebruary 4, 2021February 4, 2021

Republican state senators have rolled out a legislative package aimed at overhauling Georgia’s election laws by limiting who can vote by mail, outlining how to prove identification and outlawing absentee-ballot drop boxes.

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Here’s how bills proposed by Republicans could change voting in Georgia

by Beau Evans | Capitol Beat News ServiceFebruary 2, 2021February 2, 2021

Georgia Democrats on the state and federal level are calling for Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene to resign from Congress, citing Greene’s support for the conspiracy theories that led to the deadly Jan. 6 Capitol riot.

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‘A clear threat:’ Democrats call for Marjorie Taylor Greene to resign

by Ross Williams | Georgia RecorderJanuary 31, 2021January 31, 2021

The lone state representative kicked out of the House chamber for refusing to take a COVID-19 test returned to the Capitol Thursday for the first time since law enforcement escorted him out the door Tuesday.

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Georgia lawmaker who refused coronavirus test returns to Capitol

by Stanley Dunlap | Georgia RecorderJanuary 29, 2021January 29, 2021

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