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News Articles: 2020 Legislative Session

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Political Rewind: Parties Play Politics With Recent Unrest

Friday on Political Rewind , a look at recent violence in Atlanta and the political backlash. The unrest is featuring already in the politics of the day...

July 10, 2020
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By:
  • Bill Nigut and
  • Sam Bermas-Dawes
Virus numbers spike

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Political Rewind: As Virus Numbers Spike, What Is The State Doing?

Thursday on Political Rewind , coronavirus case numbers soar in Georgia and across the country even as some facet of American life has begun to reopen....

July 09, 2020
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By:
  • Bill Nigut and
  • Sam Bermas-Dawes

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Lawmakers Move To Address Inadequate Senior Care

Today on Political Rewind, discussion on the reforms mandated by the state for senior care homes following a year-long investigation into the industry...

July 06, 2020
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By:
  • Bill Nigut and
  • Sam Bermas-Dawes
Two members of an Indian medical team get together to vaccinate a small child against smallpox at Hakegora village in India's Bihar state, June 23, 1974.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: When The World Took On Global Disease, And Won

Thursday on Political Rewind , as public health officials battle the ongoing public health crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic, we look back at...

July 02, 2020
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By:
  • Bill Nigut
The Senate Finance Committee on Friday passed a measure to raise the tobacco tax in Georgia from 37 cents per pack to $1.35.

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  • Health

Lawmakers Approve Vaping Tax, Raises Age For Tobacco Products To 21

Lawmakers on the last day of the legislative session passed a bill taxing vaping products for the first time and raising the age to purchase tobacco...

June 29, 2020
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
Workers loosen the base of a Confederate monument Thursday, June 18, 2020, in Decatur, Ga. The 30-foot obelisk in Decatur Square, erected by the United Daughters of the Confederacy in 1908, was ordered by a judge to be removed placed into storage.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Confederate Monuments Become Flash Points

Monday on Political Rewind , Confederate monuments across America have become a flash point during ongoing protests over police brutality and systemic...

June 29, 2020
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By:
  • Bill Nigut
Georgia's drug surveillance team said in a June 19 memo that emergency room visits for suspected drug overdose are increasing.

Increase In Suspected Drug Overdoses In Georgia Amid COVID-19

Emergency rooms across Georgia are seeing more suspected drug overdoses, raising concerns the state is beginning to see an exacerbated epidemic emerge...

June 26, 2020
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Sine Die As 2020 Legislative Session Comes To A Hectic Close

Today on Political Rewind , host Bill Nigut spoke with GPB News' Stephen Fowler, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution 's Tia Mitchell and Adam Van Brimmer...

June 26, 2020
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By:
  • Bill Nigut and
  • Sam Bermas-Dawes
House Appropriations Chair Sen. Terry England and Senate Appropriations Chair Rep. Blake Tillery have worked with bipartisan conference committee to develop a budget compromise.

Georgia Legislators Rush To Pass Bills As Session Winds Down

Lawmakers have little time, but big goals to get bills they've sponsored passed before the legislative session ends on Friday. They will vote on the $26...

June 25, 2020
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By:
  • Donna Lowry
The Georgia Senate debates hate crime bill, HB 426, in the state Capitol earlier this week.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Budget Debates In Legislature's Last Week

Thursday on Political Rewind , the big headline out of the legislative session's final days is the passage of a hates crime bill in Georgia, but...

June 25, 2020
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By:
  • Bill Nigut
Rep. Sharon Cooper, the Republican House Health & Human Services chair from Marietta, celebrates passage of her materal mortality bill Wednesday June 25, 2020.

Advocates Hopeful Maternal Mortality Bill Will Be Funded This Year

After fighting for years to pass a bill addressing Georgia's terribly high rates of maternal mortality, House Bill 1114 passed Wednesday night. The bill...

June 25, 2020
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
Teachers stand in from of the Capitol to talk to lawmakers about proposed budget cuts to education.

Education Takes Big Hit In Proposed Budget

" To call this an unusual or abnormal time is an understatement at best," said Sen. Blake Tillery, R-Vidalia, chairman of the Senate Appropriations...

June 25, 2020
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By:
  • Donna Lowry
Health & Human Services Chair Sharon Cooper (R-Marietta) announces in March 2020 a bill that would extend the period of postpartum Medicaid coverage for Georgia mothers.

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  • Health Care

Lawmakers Consider Maternal Mortality Bill In Final Days Of Session

UPDATE: The maternal mortality bill — HB 1114 — passed the House Wednesday evening and heads to the governor's desk for his signature. ORIGINAL STORY: A...

June 25, 2020
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Rapid Development In Legislature's Last Days

Wednesday on Political Rewind , rapid developments in legislation as state lawmakers work through the last week of the legislative session. Among the...

June 24, 2020
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By:
  • Bill Nigut

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: On The Verge Of Hate-Crimes Legislation

Tuesday on Political Rewind , the latest on Georgia hate-crimes legislation. After long discussions, could the state legislature finally enact law on...

June 23, 2020
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By:
  • Bill Nigut
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