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Wed., April 3, 2013 3:42pm
State lawmakers are already saying next year they may need to tighten loopholes in an ethics bill they passed last week.
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Mon., June 4, 2012 3:54pm
One of the hottest races on the July 31st Republican Primary ballot is a re-match between Rep. Doug McKillip of Athens and attorney Regina Quick. McKillip’s controversial abortion bill is becoming a campaign flashpoint.
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Fri., March 30, 2012 4:01pm
Now that the legislative session is over, lawmakers can turn their attention to the campaign trail—from raising money to raising awareness about issues that matter to their constituents. After an emotional last week of intense lobbying, deal brokering and compromising at the Capitol, Georgia lawmakers are looking ahead to November.
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Fri., July 29, 2011 5:30pm
Georgia’s Congressional delegation appears divided on whether to vote for the debt resolution plan being re-worked in the U.S. House. Of note among Georgia’s 5 Democratic congressmen, Hank Johnson and David Scott are ‘NO’ or leaning ‘NO’. The others are reviewing changes being made, or did not return messages by air time.
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Mon., July 18, 2011 12:01am
A Georgia lawmaker wants limits on how long parents can wait to report a missing child. It's a response to the disappearance of Caylee Anthony.
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Fri., May 13, 2011 6:05pm
The G-O-P has been gaining ground over state Democrats for a decade. But the party that once dominated Georgia politics is looking to take back the reins. There is now a new direction for Democrats that starts with reaching voters beyond Metro Atlanta.
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Thu., March 17, 2011 12:48pm
With Wednesday's long legislative day known as Crossover Day now past, state lawmakers roll-up their sleeves for the final 10 working days of the 40-day General Assembly.
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Tue., January 18, 2011 8:47am
Budget hearings begin this morning at the state Capitol, the time when the state’s lawmakers hear from agency heads about their spending plans.
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Wed., August 11, 2010 1:10pm
The general election battle for the Georgia governor's office is set: Roy Barnes vs. Nathan Deal. GPB's Edgar Treiguts talks with Tom Crawford, editor of the Georgia Report, for his early analysis of the race ahead of November.
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Tue., November 17, 2009 12:42pm
Georgia House Speaker Glenn Richardson recently tried to take his own life.
