Thu., May 23, 2013 2:45am (EDT)

Articles Tagged "legislation"

  • Fri., February 8, 2013 8:21pm
    A Democrat state Senator has introduced a bill allowing local school boards to decide whether to let elementary school employees carry guns on campus
  • Mon., October 3, 2011 9:05pm
    Two Georgia Republican members of Congress want to help struggling homeowners make their mortgage payments. It's a push to allow penalty-free withdrawls from retirement savings. Senator Johnny Isakson and north Georgia congressman Tom Graves are co-sponsoring a bill to allow homeowners to tap their 401-K accounts.
  • Mon., June 27, 2011 2:40pm
    Revenue from new legislation will go to local emergency response centers. The measure changes the way people who use prepay wireless services pay a so-called “911 fee.”
  • Tue., May 3, 2011 9:51am
    Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal has signed legislation that paves the way for public-private partnerships to build reservoirs and other water infrastructure projects.
  • Tue., March 22, 2011 6:33pm
    A Senate committee today passed a measure that creates a commission to scrutinize bills relating to health insurance.
  • Thu., February 3, 2011 8:11am
    A Georgia lawmaker will file a bill targeting illegal immigrants. The bill would require businesses to use a database to ensure new hires are allowed to work in the United States.
  • Tue., February 1, 2011 8:48am
    Proposed legislation would make it illegal to pull money from citizen's bank accounts without their permission. The legislation was proposed after a computer glitch took thousands of dollars in state tax refunds from taxpayer's bank accounts last week.
  • Thu., October 28, 2010 9:28am
    The committee created last month to tackle immigration reform will meet on Thursday.
  • Wed., June 9, 2010 7:27am
    Governor Sonny Perdue signed dozens of bills yesterday, but also used his veto pen on 27 pieces of legislation.
  • Tue., June 8, 2010 9:04am
    Governor Sonny Perdue will have dozens of bills to either sign or veto after returning from Cuba today.