And some of them won’t know where the bathrooms are.
Tag: Legislature
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Expect Gold Dome debate on voting, ballot access
A preview is already playing out in Fulton.
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Female, young voters a force in Senate races after big role in Democratic wins
By Guest Columnist MELITA EASTERS, executive director of Georgia’s WIN List
As Georgia becomes the “center of the political universe,” due to attention focused on Georgia’s highly unusual two United States Senate runoff races, two heavily courted groups are particularly meaningful for turnout as a tipping point towards a winning margin – Atlanta’s suburban women and Georgia’s newly energized youth vote.
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Patient access to MRIs, CT scans to be eased by new state law, nurses say
Patients may find wait times are shorter to get orders for an MRI and similar procedures following Gov. Brian Kemp’s decision to back nurses over doctors and allow nurses with certain credentials to order radiologic tests.
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Georgia now has state funding for transit, though Legislature to revisit the measure
Georgia now has its first statewide funding for transit. The money – as much as $50 million a year – is to be distributed among the state’s transit agencies under provisions that are to be developed.
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Court strikes down Georgia’s near-total abortion ban. Governor pledges appeal.
Abortion is still legal in Georgia for now.
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Georgians can arrest each other. But should they be able to?
A fire that started in Brunswick over citizen’s arrest has reached the Georgia state Capitol.
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Georgia Legislature goes home. Here’s a wrap of health care and criminal justice bills.
Limits on businesses’ COVID-19 liability, a micro-Medicaid expansion and more.
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Legislative campaigns: Environmentalists set sights on coal ash, factory livestock farms
The handling of coal ash and livestock manure, when it is a byproduct of factory farming of cows, pigs and chickens, are among the environmental issues that may emerge on this year’s campaign trail, now that the focus on state lawmakers has shifted from lawmaking to campaigning.
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Georgia Legislature agrees on budget with $2.2 billion cuts
Schools are the biggest single cost and they take the biggest cut.
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Georgia legislature OKs penalties for crimes motivated by hatred of police
“It gives protection to first responders and their families…”
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Georgia Legislature approves hate crime bill
“I’m glad we’ve finally gotten together.”
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Hate crimes proposal drives Georgia legislators apart — but consensus may be near
Not all the splits in the Legislature are partisan.
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Pared-down Georgia budget riles up Dems … and some Republicans
There’s talk of “looking at revenue.” That is, getting more money.
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Coronavirus saps state economy, state employees and services to face cut
State spending is already lean.
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Governor, lawmakers request 14% state budget cuts
Schools won’t be spared the pain.
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Coronavirus pauses Ga. Legislature, debate on taxes, criminal justice and the environment
Coronavirus emptied the Georgia Legislature — but not before lawmakers shoved just about 100 bills through a bottleneck Thursday.
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Governor’s gang legislation divides Georgia House
“How about let’s give the locals adequate resources to deal with gangs?”
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Georgia House panel doesn’t budge on college bill for dreamers
“The federal folks in Washington need to get themselves together and figure something out …”
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Georgia skyscraper owners need to open up to tax assessors, say some lawmakers
“The single family homeowners have the burden …”
