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A major overhaul of Georgia’s absentee voting system and other election changes brought by Republican lawmakers passed in the state Senate Monday by a party-line vote, sparking cries of voter suppression from Democratic leaders.
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Georgia senate passes major voting reform bill

by Beau Evans | Capitol Beat News ServiceMarch 8, 2021March 15, 2021
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Crossover Day 2021 in Georgia: Election reform, health care reforms pass

by Thom ChandlerMarch 8, 2021March 15, 2021
Almost twelve.
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Should Georgia use daylight or standard time?

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceMarch 8, 2021March 10, 2021
Cocktails-to-go edged closer to becoming a reality in Georgia with passage in the state Senate Friday of a measure allowing restaurants to sell curbside alcoholic beverages in tightly sealed containers with takeout food.
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Curbside alcohol could become legal in Georgia

by Beau Evans | Capitol Beat News ServiceMarch 5, 2021March 8, 2021
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Georgia House halts horse racing

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceMarch 4, 2021March 8, 2021
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Will this be the year the pecan becomes Georgia’s official nut?

by Susan Catron | The CurrentMarch 4, 2021March 8, 2021
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Should transgender students be barred from girls sports in Georgia?

by Beau Evans | Capitol Beat News ServiceMarch 3, 2021March 6, 2021
Republican state lawmakers took a major step Monday toward overhauling voting by mail and other election procedures in Georgia with passage of an omnibus bill by the state House of Representatives along party lines.
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Georgia House passes major voting overhaul

by Beau Evans | Capitol Beat News ServiceMarch 1, 2021March 3, 2021
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Georgia lawmaker proposes ‘Netflix Tax’

by Jill Nolin | Georgia RecorderFebruary 25, 2021February 27, 2021
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Will this be the year Georgia passes the ‘Hidden Predator’ bill?

by Beau Evans | Capitol Beat News ServiceFebruary 23, 2021February 25, 2021
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
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Georgia could allow in-state tuition for undocumented students

by Beau Evans | Capitol Beat News ServiceFebruary 21, 2021February 23, 2021
Almost twelve.
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Should Georgia switch to Standard or Daylight Saving Time permanently?

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceFebruary 17, 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
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
Prominent voting rights groups and a high-profile Democratic election attorney argued Monday that Georgia Republicans are trying to pass state laws to make it harder to vote simply because statewide GOP candidates suffered defeats at the ballot box in the 2020 cycle.
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Stacey Abrams Leads Charge Against Republican Changes to Voting

by Stanley Dunlap | Georgia RecorderFebruary 9, 2021October 10, 2023
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
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Is horse race betting on the horizon in Georgia?

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceJanuary 30, 2021September 24, 2023

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