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Georgia March 16, 2023

Emotions run high as Georgia House panel advances bill limiting transgender care for minors

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] March 15, 2023 If signed into law, Cordele Republican Sen. Carden Summers’ Senate Bill…

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Crime March 13, 2023

Georgia GOP lawmakers aim to continue tough-on-crime push as legislative calendar winds down

by Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] March 12, 2023 Georgia’s legislators head into the final stretch of a 2023 session…

Georgia March 8, 2023

Bigger rig trucks for Georgia highways on the move in 2023 state Legislature

by Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] March 7, 2023 Rep. Spencer Frye, a Democrat from Athens, said Tuesday that the…

Georgia March 7, 2023

State GOP lawmakers not yet done fiddling with Georgia voting law in response to 2020 election

by Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] March 6, 2023 Several bills that have the potential to change Georgians’ voting laws arrive…

Georgia March 6, 2023

School vouchers, election laws, gender-affirming care on agenda as lawmakers race to beat the clock

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] March 6, 2023 It’s crunch time under the Gold Dome. After a slow start,…

Georgia March 3, 2023

Attacks on power substations elsewhere spurs Georgia House to stiffen penalties for infrastructure sabotage

by Jill Nolin, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] March 2, 2023 House lawmakers have approved extra prison time for anyone who intentionally…

Georgia March 1, 2023

Bill lifting local control on house construction sparks debate in Georgia House committee hearing

by Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] February 28, 2023 A Georgia House panel on Tuesday aired out much-debated sweeping legislation…

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Education March 1, 2023

Georgia Senate panel takes latest shot at passing school voucher bill opposed by public educators

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] March 1, 2023 A new school voucher bill passed out of a Senate committee…

Georgia February 27, 2023

Georgia House poised to set new regulations, oversight for state’s growing rooftop solar market

by Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] February 27, 2023 The Georgia House could cast a vote on as early as…

Georgia February 18, 2023

New commission, pay hike for caregivers proposed to help Georgians with disabilities

by Jill Nolin, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] February 16, 2023 Lisa Newbern dreads her son Griffin’s 18th birthday in three years,…

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