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Georgia lawmakers may be about to start over the state's long-delayed medical marijuana program.

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Is Georgia about to restart its medical marijuana program?

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceMarch 14, 2022March 14, 2022

Georgia lawmakers weighed in last week on the Russian invasion of Ukraine with condemnation and a determination not to do business with the government that brought on the war.

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Representing You: Georgia lawmakers unite to denounce Russia

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceMarch 13, 2022March 13, 2022

The Republican-controlled Georgia Senate continued to take aim at Critical Race Theory, passing a bill prohibiting the teaching of a series of "divisive concepts" on race

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Georgia senate passes controversial critical race theory bill

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceMarch 11, 2022March 11, 2022

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Kemp’s education package passes Georgia House. Here’s what it means for your child

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceMarch 5, 2022March 5, 2022

Georgians would be able to carry firearms without a permit under controversial legislation the Republican-controlled state Senate passed.

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Georgia Senate passes controversial gun bill

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceFebruary 28, 2022February 28, 2022

In 2019, the General Assembly created a commission to launch a medical marijuana program in Georgia. Three years later, not a single patient has received a single dose.

Lawsuits are causing Georgia’s medical cannabis delay

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceFebruary 25, 2022February 25, 2022

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Transgender sports bill clears Georgia Senate

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceFebruary 24, 2022February 24, 2022

Legislation that would grant in-state college tuition to refugees from Afghanistan resettled in Georgia last year drew bipartisan support in a state House committee Wednesday.

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Bipartisan bill would give refugees in-state college tuition in Georgia

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceFebruary 23, 2022February 23, 2022

The bill, which supporters call the Parents’ Bill of Rights, is part of a nationwide conservative push against what some parents see as “woke” lessons.

What is Georgia’s proposed “Parents’ Bill of Rights?”

by Ross Williams | Georgia RecorderFebruary 23, 2022September 24, 2023

Election years in the General Assembly are typically marked by politically motivated legislation. But the trend is on steroids this year.

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Representing You: Election-year politics dominate Georgia legislature

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceFebruary 18, 2022February 18, 2022

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Will This Be the Year Georgia Legalizes Betting on Horse Racing?

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceFebruary 17, 2022October 10, 2023

Hawkins’ legislation would also require the state to post the per-member, per-month “cost figures” for the Medicaid, PeachCare and fee-for-service plans that provide health insurance to hundreds of thousands of Georgians, most of them children.

Georgia lawmakers push for state health insurance plan transparency

by Andy Miller and Rebecca Grapevine | GHNFebruary 17, 2022February 17, 2022

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Representing You: Georgia lawmakers take on Facebook and Twitter

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceFebruary 15, 2022February 15, 2022

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Who really benefits from Georgia’s ‘Freedom to Farm’ bill?

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceFebruary 15, 2022February 15, 2022

About 45 school districts in Georgia have one or more schools with mask mandates on students, while mandates have been imposed by 10 or more schools in at least nine school districts.

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Kemp pushes state lawmakers to ban mask mandates in schools

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceFebruary 14, 2022February 14, 2022

Georgia state capitol building in Atlanta at night

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Representing You: Georgia lawmakers hammer out budget, state chief justice leaves court

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceFebruary 14, 2022February 14, 2022

The four-laning of U.S. 27 south of Columbus was completed several years ago, a project that was done piecemeal over the course of several decades. Extending I-185 along the U.S. 27 corridor through Blakely and Bainbridge would upgrade the highway to interstate standards.

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Should I-185 be extended to the Florida line?

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceFebruary 10, 2022February 10, 2022

The Georgia General Assembly is weighing in on a controversial proposal to mine titanium near the Okefenokee Swamp.

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Should mining be allowed near the Okefenokee Swamp?

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceFebruary 9, 2022February 9, 2022

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