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News Articles: Georgia General Assembly

State Rep. Matt Gurtler on the floor of the Georgia House during the debate over the budget.

State Lawmaker Wants Weapons Laws Suspended During State Of Emergency

As Georgia gun sales surge in Georgia due to worries over the coronavirus, Georgia state Rep. Matt Gurtler, R-Tiger, wants to make sure people can carry...

March 27, 2020
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By:
  • Donna Lowry

Tagged as: 

  • Politics

Political Rewind: Health Care Takes Center Stage In State Budget Talks

Monday on Political Rewind , formal meetings in the legislature were put on hold last week as agency heads and legislative leaders discussed Gov. Brian...

February 10, 2020
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By:
  • Bill Nigut
Georgia House Speaker David Ralston, R-Blue Ridge, speaking with the press ahead of the 2020 Georgia General Assembly.

Georgia House Speaker Warns of Lengthy General Assembly Amid Budget Cuts

The top Republican in Georgia’s House of Representatives is anticipating a lengthy 2020 legislative session as state lawmakers grapple with tax and...

January 14, 2020
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By:
  • Robert Jimison
Georgia State Capitol

Tagged as: 

  • Politics

What Passed, What Failed In The 2018 Legislative Session

On this edition of Political Rewind, the 2018 session of the Georgia General Assembly was gaveled to a close late last night. What did lawmakers do...

March 30, 2018
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By:
  • Bill Nigut

SINE DIE ANOTHER DAY: Health Care, Cannabis Oil, 'Bed Tax,' And More

Georgia lawmakers took action on a number of health bills during the the 2017 session. Governor Nathan Deal has already signed one of them into law.

March 31, 2017
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By:
  • Bradley George

SINE DIE ANOTHER DAY: Tax On Tax On Tax

Thanks to Georgia lawmakers, you won’t have to pay sales taxes the next time you hail an Uber, buy something from Amazon, or fix up your yacht. And you...

March 31, 2017
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By:
  • Sam Whitehead
Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia.

Adoption Law Update Lingers On Georgia Lawmakers' Last Day

Changes to Georgia adoption law that proponents call long overdue await a final vote entering the General Assembly's final day on Thursday. Conservative...

March 30, 2017
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By:
  • Kathleen Foody and
  • Associated Press
Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia.

Georgia Lawmakers OK $49 Billion Budget With Teacher Raises

Georgia teachers and other state employees would get a 2 percent salary increase while staff overseeing child welfare cases will see a 19 percent raise...

March 22, 2017
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By:
  • Kathleen Foody and
  • Associated Press
A photograph of Georgia State University Police officers.

Controversial Campus Sexual Assualt Bill Faces Deadline

Today a vote is scheduled on the house floor for a controversial piece of legislation that would restrict the authority of universities to investigate...

March 01, 2017
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By:
  • Najae Lamar

The Problem of Part-time Legislators

The Georgia General Assembly's work is done. Legislators must now run for re-election. Well, most of them. More than a dozen are actually going to...

March 31, 2016
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By:
  • Michael Caputo

Georgia Legislative Session Dominated By ‘God, Guns, And Gays’ Says Dem Lawmaker

The 2016 Georgia legislative session is over. State House Speaker David Ralston (R- Blue Ridge) yelled out Sine Die! and pounded the gavel from his...

March 25, 2016
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By:
  • Shelby Lin Erdman
House members throw paper in the air to celebrate the end of the 2015 legislative session.

What The Heck Is Sine Die, Anyway?

March 24 is the final day of the 2016 Georgia legislative session, Day 40, Sine Die. Sine Die comes from a Latin phrase that means, roughly, “without...

March 24, 2016
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By:
  • Sam Whitehead

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