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Week Ahead: Lawmakers rush to beat legislation deadline
ATLANTA – - Monday, college students from across the state plan to demonstrate at the Capitol against budget cuts as a hand-picked group of corporate financial experts offer recommendation...
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Bill seeks to halt 'sexting'
ATLANTA — The case of a teen-aged boy who broke up with his girlfriend by sending her and her mother lurid images of his various private parts via cell phone is what prompted Rep. Cecil Hi...
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Rick Crawford Rick Crawford column: March 12
The General Assembly is back in session following the two week recess to address budget issues. Since the break the Department of Revenue has released the February revenue figures, and they show ...
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Senators question $1 million pay for charity's CEO
WASHINGTON (AP) — A group of Republican senators is questioning high salaries and expensive travel bills for executives at the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, raising issues that could jeopar...
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Senate approves property tax bill
ATLANTA — The state Senate has approved a wide-ranging overhaul of property taxes in Georgia. The Senate voted 54-0 for the measure on Thursday. Its sponsor, Senate Majority Leader Chip Rogers, ...
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Perdue proposes health care cuts
ATLANTA — Georgia’s hospitals and health-care providers were hammered as part of a new round of cuts proposed by Gov. Sonny Perdue on Thursday to deal with a gaping budget shortfall. With state t...
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Committee OKs cutting testing for 1st, 2nd grade
ATLANTA — Georgia’s first- and second-graders are one step closer to not having to take standardized tests. A bill eliminating the Criterion-Referenced Competency Tests before third grade ...
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Bill raising class sizes in Ga. passes committee
ATLANTA — A bill giving Georgia school districts more flexibility amid the state’s fiscal crisis has passed a key committee. The legislation allows districts to increase class size by one ...
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Bill: Failing students would mandate parent-teacher conferences
by The Associated Press
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ATLANTA — New legislation would mandate parent-teacher conferences when a student receives a failing grade on two consecutive report cards. The bill was introduced by state Rep. Dee Dawkins-Haigle...
Anti-bullying vote delayed by House
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ATLANTA — Efforts to update Georgia’s anti-bullying statute stalled in the House as its supporters faced opposition from fellow representatives. Rep. Mike Jacobs tabled the bill Thursday after len...
Bill would help big-budget movies benefit from Ga. filming
by Morris News Service
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ATLANTA - Legislation pending in the House to lure big-budget movie production companies to film in Georgia may not be needed after all, its sponsor Rep. Ron Stephens, said Thursday. The Savannah ...
Reaction is mixed to 2 bills that would affect Jekyll Island
by Walter C. Jones, Morris News Service
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ATLANTA - Reaction is mixed to a pair of bills introduced this week that would affect Jekyll Island. One of them, House Bill 1361 by Rep. Barbara Reece, D-Menlo, would require that board members c...
Georgia General Assembly -- House Day 24
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To see the House Press Office report on Legislative Day 24 click here.
Dems look to health vote without abortion foes
by ERICA WERNER, Associated Press Writer
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WASHINGTON (AP) — House leaders have concluded they cannot change a divisive abortion provision in President Barack Obama's health care bill and will try to pass the sweeping legislation without th...
Senate approves property tax bill
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ATLANTA (AP) — The state Senate has approved a wide-ranging overhaul of property taxes in Georgia. The Senate voted 54-0 for the measure on Thursday. Its sponsor, Senate Majority Leader Chip Roge...
House panel OK's Fulton split
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ATLANTA (AP) — A polarizing proposal that would split Fulton County in two has cleared a House committee. The State Planning and Community Affairs Committee approved the resolution by a 9-7 vote o...
Yemen Launches Airstrike on Al Qaeda Hideout
Yemen's embassy in Washington says its nation's air force launched an airstrike on an al Qaeda hideout ahead of a likely terror attack.
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Sun Mar 14 23:15:27 -0500 2010
Dems Don't Have the Votes
Heading into a make-or-break week, the House's chief Democratic headcounter admits he hasn't rounded up enough votes to pass Obama's health care overhaul
• The Hitchhiker's Guide to Health Care This Week
• Health Bill Is Biggest 'Faith-Based' House Vote Ever
• LIVESHOTS: Noonan on Lahood Defending Health Bill
• Dems Challenge GOP to Use Health Care in Election
• YOU DECIDE: If Health Reform Passes, Who Wins?
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Mon Mar 15 04:32:23 -0500 2010