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Republican lawmakers in the Georgia Senate filed legislation recently to enhance prison time for some offenders by allowing authorities to charge ‘by the gun.’...
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This Is the City with the Lowest Rent in Georgia
Food trucks will be able to operate in multiple counties under new Georgia law
Hyundai plans electric vehicle plant in Georgia with tax incentives unclear
Georgia Department of Revenue to Begin Issuing Special, One-Time Tax Refunds
Hyundai plans electric vehicle plant in Georgia with tax incentives unclear
- National News
Advocate Health: Six state, 67-hospital merger a taxpayer loss, one state treasurer says
Poll: Americans worried about gas prices, few say country is ‘headed in the right direction’
Study: Remote learning a ‘primary driver’ of widening achievement gaps
72% of small businesses to increase prices due to inflation, survey finds
A third of small businesses consider shutting doors as inflation, economic woes raise the pressure
- Crime & Safety
Intuit to pay $141 million over deceptive ‘free’ TurboTax e-filing claims
Georgia Resident Convicted by Federal Jury for Distributing Child Pornography
Reward Increased for 2005 Cold Case
Statesboro Police Make Arrest in Hilton Head Amber Alert.
Guilty plea halts trial for illegal alien who conspired to murder whistleblower
- Health
CDC study: Remote learning hurt kids’ mental health
Georgia DPH Moves to Weekly COVID-19 Data Reporting
With opioid deaths on the rise, group asks Biden to label fentanyl weapon of mass destruction
Federal Gov’t Settles with Kroger Over online COVID-19 vaccine registration accessibility
Red Cross in Desperate Need of Donations Amid Omicron Surge
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- Local Gov’t Around GA
Screven County Attorney Resigns, Recommends Attorney Repping Neighboring County on His Way Out
Records Show Concerning Response to Reckless Driver in Guyton
EIP funds prep Waynesboro for upcoming dairy development
City of Guyton Claims Defamation, Demands Written Apology from Reporter Over Public Records Reporting
COLUMN: If You Give a Mouse a Cookie…in Effingham County
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Georgia lawmakers pass bill to update criminal data and allow proactive investigation of voter fraud
Georgia Legislature passes college free speech bill
Georgia lawmakers approve $30.2 billion budget as 2022 session draws to a close
Georgia lawmakers sign off on flat tax
Kemp signs legislation to improve mental health delivery in Georgia
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Experts say Georgia policymakers should remove governmental barriers to job creation
New Georgia law will ban the online sale of stolen goods from a retail store
New Georgia law creates tax credit for donations to qualified law enforcement foundations
Georgia governor signs fiscal 2023 budget
Kemp signs into law Georgia bill that would allow nonprofits to offer free maternity services
- National Politics
U.S. representative and pharmacist from Georgia urges Biden to schedule fentanyl as drug of abuse
Ossoff, Colleagues Urge Companies to Increase Production of Baby Formula Amid Shortage
25 state attorneys general call on Garland to enforce law prohibiting intimidation of federal judges
Senate passes Supreme Court Justice security upgrade as protests heat up
Justice Thomas, Sen. Cruz push back against leak of draft opinion, protesting outside of justices’ homes
- Local Gov’t Around GA
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Op-Ed: Sen. Marshall right to oppose swipe fee increases
Op-Ed: If all government is local, so are elections
COLUMN: 2022 Midterm Attention Provides Georgia Lawmakers Opportunity to Set the Standard on Kidney Care
Op-Ed: Health misinformation can be deadly
Op-Ed: Foreign acquisition of American agriculture
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Bulloch Jury Finds 2 ‘Not Guilty’ in 2020 Murder of A’Nyah Davis
45 Years After Crime, Execution Scheduled for Convicted Murderer, Rapist
FULL REPORT: Asst. DA Injured Following ‘Accidental Shooting’ at Effingham Courthouse
Bonkers Bond Brouhaha in the Ogeechee Judicial Circuit
Georgia Supreme Court Accepts Voluntary Law License Surrender by 2 Former District Attorneys
- Law Enforcement
Records Show Concerning Response to Reckless Driver in Guyton
Georgia State Patrol Graduates 111th Trooper School
Georgia State Patrol Graduates Its First Accelerated Trooper School
School System, Sheriff Team Up to Put Students on Probation if Caught with Vapes
New Guyton Officer Left Previous Agency After Alcohol Incident in Patrol Car
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Georgia Legislature
Georgia lawmakers pass bill to update criminal data and allow proactive investigation of voter fraud
(The Center Square) — Georgia lawmakers approved a measure to update the state’s criminal data reporting system and allow the Georgia Bureau of Investigation...
Georgia Legislature
(The Center Square) — Georgia lawmakers approved legislation they say would eliminate so-called “free speech zones” on college campuses. House Bill 1, the Forming...
Georgia Legislature
(The Center Square) – Georgia lawmakers capped off the 2022 legislative session by approving the state’s fiscal 2023 budget. The state Senate voted 53-0...
Georgia Legislature
(The Center Square) – Georgia lawmakers passed legislation that will gradually drop the state income tax rate over the next few years, a move...
Georgia Legislature
(The Center Square) – The Georgia Senate unanimously approved a bill Tuesday that would cut taxes for Georgia residents who donate to foster care...
Georgia Legislature
(The Center Square) – The Georgia Senate approved a bill Monday that would streamline its expansion of expungement of criminal records. Senate Bill 257 would...
Georgia Legislature
(The Center Square) — A bipartisan group of lawmakers has proposed a bill to give a tax break to low-income renters in Georgia. House...
Georgia Legislature
(The Center Square) – Legislation to legalize recreational marijuana in Georgia was met with a barrage of criticism. Sen. Sheikh Rahman, D-Lawrenceville, has introduced...
Georgia Legislature
(The Center Square) – Georgia residents could receive tax cuts for donating to law enforcement and foster care organizations under legislation moving through the...
Georgia Legislature
Here’s what happened in the Georgia Legislature Day 9-10. (February 1 was Legislative Day 9. February 2 was Legislative Day 10)This informal report on...
Georgia Legislature
(The Center Square) – Two bills that would create education scholarship accounts in Georgia received initial approval Tuesday from the state House. The House...
Georgia Legislature
All students enrolled in public schools would be required to have suicide screenings beginning at age eight and every year thereafter, through adulthood, under...
Georgia Legislature
As the Georgia legislature sent pro-Israel legislation to Governor Brian Kemp’s desk last week, a federal judge in Texas granted an injunction that blocks...
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