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Showdown looms between Georgia Republicans and Democrats

by Tim Darnell | Capitol Beat News ServiceOctober 29, 2021October 29, 2021
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Posted inYour Government

Georgia Democrats release a Congressional map of their own

by Tim Darnell | Capitol Beat News ServiceOctober 21, 2021September 24, 2023
Georgia’s top elected leaders vowed Monday to make the current spike in violent crime across the state and particularly in Atlanta a top priority.
Posted inCrime

Here’s what Georgia is doing to fight the spike in violent crime

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceJuly 19, 2021September 24, 2023
The controversial election bill the Republican-controlled General Assembly passed in March garnered the most publicity by far of anything lawmakers did during this year’s session.
Posted inYour Government

Here are the new laws going into effect July 1

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceJune 29, 2021July 2, 2021
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Posted inCrime

Elected officials demand answers about Atlanta’s crime wave

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceMay 26, 2021September 24, 2023
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Posted inIn The News

Inside Look: Why Georgia’s video gambling machine reforms failed

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceApril 23, 2021April 23, 2021
ATLANTA - MARCH 24: "Tech Tower" at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta on March 24, 2019. The historic Atlanta landmark was completed in 1888.
Posted inYour Government

Georgia lawmaker leaves legislature to take job at Georgia Tech

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceApril 22, 2021April 22, 2021
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Posted inYour Government

Gun rights bill fails in Georgia legislature

by Jill Nolin | Georgia Recorder and Stanley Dunlap | Georgia RecorderApril 1, 2021September 24, 2023
If you've been on Twitter today or watched the news, you've probably encountered the phrase "Sine Die." Today is Sine Die for lawmakers under the Gold Dome in Atlanta. It is the last day for bills to be passed into state law in Georgia for this year. Think of it as kind of a graduation day of sorts for lawmakers. Here's everything you need to know about Sine Die in Georgia.
Posted inYour Government

Everything you need to know about Sine Die in Georgia

by Thom ChandlerMarch 31, 2021April 5, 2021
Monday shapes up as a pivotal day for high-profile health bills as the General Assembly enters its final week.
Posted inYour Family

Here are the health care reforms that could come to Georgia

by Andy Miller | GHNMarch 28, 2021April 1, 2021
Republican state lawmakers hammering out changes to Georgia’s election system have dropped controversial proposals to scrap Sunday polling hours and no-excuse mail-in voting amid pushback from Democratic leaders and voting-rights advocates.
Posted inYour Government

Big changes made to Georgia’s election reform bills

by Beau Evans | Capitol Beat News ServiceMarch 23, 2021March 26, 2021
Gov. Brian Kemp signed two bills Monday that will hand Georgians a slight income-tax cut and let foster parents tap into a larger tax credit when adopting children.
Posted inYour Family

Georgia residents are getting a tax cut

by Beau Evans | Capitol Beat News ServiceMarch 22, 2021March 26, 2021
A bill placing new restrictions on protests and the cities where they take place was revived late last week after failing to get a vote in a state Senate committee earlier.
Posted inYour Government

Georgia lawmakers want to make protests that block highways a felony

by Ross Williams | Georgia RecorderMarch 22, 2021September 24, 2023
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Georgia lawmakers pass tax cut despite federal penalty

by Beau Evans | Capitol Beat News ServiceMarch 19, 2021September 24, 2023
A new wide-ranging measure from Republican state lawmakers with changes to Georgia’s election system abruptly appeared Wednesday just before a scheduled committee hearing, sparking backlash from Democrats and voting-rights advocates about transparency.
Posted inYour Government

93-page election bill sparks outcry in Georgia House of Representatives

by Beau Evans | Capitol Beat News ServiceMarch 17, 2021March 23, 2021
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Georgia lawmakers strike down pay increases for themselves

by Beau Evans | Capitol Beat News ServiceMarch 9, 2021March 16, 2021
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The Sunrise Report: New laws start to take shape

by Thom ChandlerMarch 9, 2021March 16, 2021
Legislation to overhaul Georgia’s Civil War-era citizen’s arrest law inspired by the murder of Ahmaud Arbery last year passed the state House of Representatives unanimously on Monday.
Posted inCrime

Georgia is one step closer to eliminating the citizen’s arrest law

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceMarch 8, 2021March 15, 2021

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