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Georgia May 2, 2024

Georgia Senate panel considers solutions to ease overcrowding at local jails

by Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] April 29, 2024 Within six months of the Muscogee County Jail opening a new…

Georgia April 12, 2024

Georgia to distribute $638M settlement through grant program to combat deadly opioid epidemic

by Jill Nolin, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] April 9, 2024 The state has launched a grant program for awarding the hundreds…

Georgia March 27, 2024

Legislature sends proposed law to governor’s desk to assure Georgia renters livable homes

by Jill Nolin, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] March 26, 2024 A proposal to increase protections for Georgia renters is now in…

Georgia March 26, 2024

Georgia lawmakers could still tinker with election rules in waning days of 2024 legislative session

by Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] March 25, 2024 Georgia’s lawmakers head into the final week of the 2024 legislative…

Georgia March 22, 2024

School voucher bill heads to governor’s desk after Georgia Senate overcomes years of failure

by Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] March 20, 2024 Following five years of unsuccessful attempts by Georgia Republican lawmakers to…

Georgia March 21, 2024

Georgia GOP senators hijack bill for culture war on trans treatment, sex ed and bathroom access

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] March 20, 2024 A bill aimed at protecting the mental health of student athletes…

Georgia March 20, 2024

Bill criminalizing AI use in deceptive election ads advanced by Georgia Senate panel

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] March 19, 2024 The Georgia Senate is poised to pass a bill meant to…

Georgia March 20, 2024

Georgia lawmakers advance bills aimed to give convicts of minor crimes easier path to work, housing

by Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] March 19, 2024 Two Georgia legislative panels on Monday approved bills that criminal justice…

Georgia March 14, 2024

Top GOP Georgia lawmakers flex muscle in latest school voucher push

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] March 13, 2024 An expansion to Georgia’s school voucher program is getting another shot…

Georgia March 13, 2024

Bill to provide overdose remedies in Georgia’s public buildings hijacked to ban puberty blockers

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] March 11, 2024 Georgia state Senate Republicans advanced language that would ban puberty-blocking medication…

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