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New mothers in Georgia could receive health coverage through Medicaid for up to a year after giving birth, up from the current six months, under legislation that cleared the state Senate unanimously.

New moms could get expanded Medicaid coverage in Georgia

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceFebruary 8, 2022February 8, 2022

schoolchildren teaching in school

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Politicians or Educators: Who gets to decide what your child learns in school?

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceFebruary 4, 2022February 4, 2022

Veteran Georgia Rep. Matt Dollar of Marietta resigned from the House Tuesday to take a job as deputy commissioner of the Technical College System of Georgia.

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Cobb County lawmaker Matt Dollar resigned. Here’s why

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceFebruary 1, 2022February 1, 2022

Critical-race theory and "Big Tech" will be top targets of Georgia Senate Republicans as the 2022 General Assembly session unfolds, Senate GOP leaders announced Tuesday.

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Georgia Republicans take aim at critical race theory and violent demonstrators

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceJanuary 25, 2022September 24, 2023

Striking a blow for certainty in scheduling, the General Assembly has designated Monday, April 4, as Sine Die, the final day of this year's legislative session.

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When is Sine Die in Georgia in 2022?

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceJanuary 25, 2022September 24, 2023

Brian Kemp

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Kemp proposes more spending on education, health care, and public safety

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceJanuary 13, 2022January 13, 2022

Residents of East Cobb were divided at a legislative hearing Wednesday over whether their community should become a city.

Could East Cobb become its own city?

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceJanuary 12, 2022January 12, 2022

Georgia State Capitol Building in Atlanta, Georgia

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Georgia lawmakers have short first day due to football championship

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceJanuary 10, 2022September 24, 2023

Election-year politics will play a major role in the 2022 General Assembly session starting Monday, with Republicans running in primaries this spring looking to score points with the GOP base.

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Here are the new laws Georgia lawmakers could consider this year

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceJanuary 9, 2022January 9, 2022

Senate Majority Leader Mike Dugan, R-Carrollton, said Senate Republicans will focus on protecting personal data, free speech on social media platforms, critical race theory, workforce development and public safety during the upcoming legislative session, which starts Jan. 10.

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Critical race theory, public safety will be hot topics for Georgia lawmakers this year

by Nyamekye Daniel | The Center SquareJanuary 3, 2022January 3, 2022

(The Center Square) – Three Georgia laws go into effect at the start of the new year that impact juvenile justice, sales tax on vehicles and medical transactions.

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Here are the new laws that went into effect in Georgia January 1

by Nyamekye Daniel | The Center SquareJanuary 1, 2022January 1, 2022

Georgians got their first chance to weigh in on a newly proposed Congressional map Wednesday at a pair of legislative committee meetings convened to discuss it a few hours after it was released.

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Marjorie Taylor Greene could soon represent parts of Cobb County

by Ross Williams | Georgia RecorderNovember 18, 2021November 18, 2021

Republican lawmakers and Virginia parents trying to capitalize on their success in the November election on Tuesday gathered across from the U.S. Capitol to voice their opposition to mask mandates and lessons about racism in public schools.

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Georgia Republicans push book bans in school libraries

by Ariana Figueroa | Georgia RecorderNovember 17, 2021November 17, 2021

Georgia Senate President Pro Tempore Butch Miller pre-filed legislation Monday calling for the repeal of the state income tax.

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Should Georgia repeal the state income tax?

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceNovember 15, 2021November 15, 2021

Bipartisan momentum for action on mental health in the wake of the pandemic appears to be building ahead of next year’s legislative session.

Georgia lawmakers reach across the aisle on mental health

by Jill Nolin | Georgia RecorderNovember 14, 2021September 24, 2023

A move to expand the size of the Gwinnett County Commission came under heavy partisan fire Wednesday in the Georgia Senate.

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Partisan battle under way over Gwinnett County’s government structure

by Tim Darnell | Capitol Beat News ServiceNovember 10, 2021September 24, 2023

Georgians whose cities and counties would be divided under a new state House map proposed by legislative Republicans complained Monday the new districts would unfairly dilute their voting power.

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Will redistricting in Georgia cause you to lose your voice in local government?

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceNovember 8, 2021September 24, 2023

It looks like a new state Senate map will be the first order of business for the General Assembly special redistricting session that convened Wednesday.

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Here’s the proposed Georgia state senate district map

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceNovember 3, 2021November 3, 2021