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Tue., January 31, 2012 2:26pm
The Georgia Senate has approved legislation that would give a special hunting permit to children with terminal illnesses. Senate Bill 309, also known as Taylor's Law, was approved by a vote of 53-1.
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Mon., January 23, 2012 2:58pm
Senate Majority Leader Chip Rogers says governments looking to get into the broadband business must play by the same rules as private providers and educate citizens prior to starting a new communications network.
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Tue., January 17, 2012 3:18pm
Voting, taxes and ethics are among the issues Georgia's Senate Democrats say they are focused on this legislative session. The Senate Democratic Caucus announced its priorities for the 2012 General Assembly on Tuesday, including several bills they plan to introduce next week.
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Wed., November 2, 2011 11:25am
A bill sponsored by Georgia Sen. Johnny Isakson to give whistleblower protection to Peace Corps volunteers passed in the U.S. House Tuesday. Now the measure is headed to the president’s desk.
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Fri., June 24, 2011 12:53pm
The Kate Puzey Peace Corps Volunteer Protection Act of 2011 seeks to better protect Americans serving with the Peace Corps. The bill is named in honor of a Georgia woman who died while serving in Benin.
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Tue., March 29, 2011 12:11pm
The Senate has unanimously approved legislation that overhauls the way Georgia treats sex traffickers by imposing higher fines and stiffer sentences while also offering new treatment options to people who could be victims of the sex slave trade.
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Tue., March 22, 2011 5:33pm
A Senate committee today passed a measure that creates a commission to scrutinize bills relating to health insurance.
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Thu., March 17, 2011 7:51am
Many bills ended their run this Wednesday as lawmakers worked well into the evening to meet their deadline.
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Tue., March 15, 2011 2:54pm
Tomorrow is Crossover Day at the state capitol. That’s when bills must pass either chamber or won’t have a chance to become law until next year. Most of the big issues have already made it across.
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Mon., March 14, 2011 2:56pm
The state House and Senate are now more in line with what they want out of immigration reform. The Senate passed its version of a hotly debated bill
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