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News Articles: Georgia Lawmakers

Officials in Dublin, Ga. compared Hurricane Helene to a once in a generation bomb knocking down trees--and knocking out power— across all of the city about 50 miles east of Macon.

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  • Environment

Georgia will see more natural disasters. How are state leaders preparing for the next one?

To move on to long-term recovery, communities affected by recent hurricanes will need further support from the state and federal government.

November 21, 2024
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  • Sofi Gratas
Timber. (Pexels)

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  • Politics

Georgia lawmakers looking to promote emerging markets for timber

The state should actively promote developing sustainable aviation fuel and mass timber construction as emerging markets for a struggling timber industry, a legislative study committee recommended Thursday.

November 08, 2024
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By:
  • Dave Williams
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and First Lady of Georgia Marty Kemp arrive Monday morning at First Baptist Church in downtown Columbus, Georgia for the memorial service for Georgia Rep. Richard Smith. 02/05/2024 Mike Haskey/Ledger-Enquirer

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  • News

Gov. Brian Kemp comments on Apalachee shooting during visit to Macon. See what he said.

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp commented on the shooting at Apalachee High School during a stop in Macon on Thursday.

September 13, 2024
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By:
  • Lucinda Warnke
 Lawmakers, industry leaders and subject matter experts are now huddling together to dig into some of the thornier issues that proved too unwieldy to tackle during a jam-packed three-month legislative session last winter. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder

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  • Politics

Summer studies: Georgia legislators in the thick of a season of peering ahead to next session

College football is back, pumpkin-flavored everything has returned, and the legislative study committee schedule is loaded with meetings. Lawmakers, industry leaders and subject matter experts are huddling together to dig into some of the thornier issues that proved too unwieldy to tackle during a jam-packed three-month legislative session last winter.

September 03, 2024
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By:
  • Jill Nolin
Brown Chop Logs on Outdoor. (Pexels)

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  • News

Georgia lawmakers looking to boost struggling timber industry

With pulp and paper mills going out of business in large numbers due to intense foreign competition, demand for timber is on the decline — prices for wood are down to levels not seen since the 1970s.

August 19, 2024
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By:
  • Dave Williams
 An image created by Midjourney AI.

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  • Politics

Artificial Intelligence on the minds of Georgia Senate study committee

The Georgia Senate Artificial Intelligence Study Committee is set to meet Wednesday at Georgia Tech to explore the extent Georgia lawmakers should promote policies to attract AI business and research and how much they should focus on preventing pitfalls like loss of jobs or privacy.

July 16, 2024
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  • Ross Williams
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  • Health

Georgia lawmakers look to open jobs to more workers who need license to work

The Joint Blue Ribbon Committee Investigating Licensing Issues is expected to hold several meetings this year as it considers ways to reduce professional licensing glitches, costs and the amount of time it takes to process and review applications. Ideas include adopting more universal standards and making it easier to transfer licenses from other states and countries.

July 03, 2024
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By:
  • Stanley Dunlap
Regilding the iconic Gold Dome is just one part of the Capitol Hill renovations that are taking off. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder

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  • Politics

Georgia lawmakers in line for new building to debate big issues

Some of the most important legislative debates at the Georgia Capitol don’t take place under the Gold Dome, but are instead hashed out across Mitchell Street, where committee rooms are often packed with lobbyists and concerned members of the public.

June 06, 2024
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By:
  • Kate Verity
poll worker inspects absentee ballot

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  • Politics

Georgia Senate Republicans Unveil Bills To Make Voting Harder

Republican lawmakers in the Georgia Senate — many of whom pushed conspiracies and tried to overturn the November election — have filed a slate of bills seeking to roll back voting access after Democrats flipped the presidential race and both U.S. Senate seats.

February 02, 2021
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  • Stephen Fowler
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  • Politics

Capitol Business: Georgia Lawmakers’ Businesses Among Coronavirus Relief Loan Recipients

Lawmakers and statewide officials received millions of dollars in PPP loans, a Georgia News Lab analysis finds.

July 27, 2020
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By:
  • Nicole Sadek and
  • Georgia News Lab
Georgia State House members Monday morning had their temperatures checked before a special session to ratify the governor's public health emergency.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: A Weird Week Begins

Monday on Political Rewind , it is the beginning of a weird week for Georgia, the rest of the country and the rest of the world. People everywhere are...

July 23, 2020
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By:
  • Bill Nigut
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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Uncertainty For Families, School Kids Looking Ahead to Fall

Tuesday on Political Rewind education experts joined guest host Donna Lowry for a conversation about the uncertainty over the coming school year. Many...

July 07, 2020
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By:
  • Bill Nigut and
  • Sam Bermas-Dawes
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
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

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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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