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Georgia December 18, 2024

Georgia Senate panel urges state prisons to focus on mental health, feds to ban cellphones

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] December 17, 2024 The Senate Supporting Safety and Welfare of All Individuals in Department…

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Artificial Intelligence December 6, 2024

Georgia state senators work on real world guardrails for fantastical world of AI

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] December 3, 2024 Way back in the 1940s, science fiction writer Isaac Asimov set…

Justice May 7, 2024

Georgia Senate panel ready to subpoena Fulton DA in probe of her conduct in Trump racketeering case

by Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] May 6, 2024 This story was updated on Monday, May 6 at 8:18 p.m….

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…

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Health Care March 18, 2024

Georgia Senate OKs bill to loosen limits on health care facilities, but talks ongoing

by Jill Nolin, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] March 15, 2024 A proposal to loosen up Georgia’s health care business regulations cleared…

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Georgia February 28, 2024

Georgia Senate gives sports betting legislation a chance to land on November ballot

by Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] February 28, 2024 The Georgia Senate approved a plan on Tuesday that would allow…

LGBTQ February 14, 2024

Georgia Senate panel OKs latest version of “Don’t Say Gay” restrictions

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] February 14, 2024 A controversial bill dubbed Georgia’s version of “Don’t Say Gay” moved…

Georgia February 5, 2024

Georgia Senate clears bill to legalize sports betting with constitutional amendment

by Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] February 2, 2024 On Thursday, the Georgia Senate passed a bill which lays the…

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