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Swimmers in lawsuit against NCAA speak at Georgia Senate committee on transgender women in sports

The Georgia Senate committee for Protecting Women's Sports held its inaugural meeting Tuesday,

August 28, 2024
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  • Sarah Kallis
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Gov. Kemp signs dozens of bills into law, vetoes others. See the list

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed dozens of bills into law in the 40-day signing period after the 2024 legislative session gaveled out for a final time. 

May 08, 2024
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  • Sarah Kallis
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signs the budget for the year beginning July 1, 2024 at the state capitol in Atlanta on Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Kemp says the document shows Georgia can boost spending and cut taxes at the same time.

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Georgia governor signs budget boosting spending, looking to surplus billions to cut taxes in future

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is both increasing spending and cutting taxes as state tax revenues decline, saying he is looking to the state's billions in surplus to allow him to remain on that course. The Republican governor on Tuesday signed a $36.1 billion budget for the year beginning July 1 that will boost pay for public school teachers and state employees, while spending more on education, health care and mental health.

May 07, 2024
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  • Associated Press
Georgia Lt. Gov. candidate Burt Jones participates in a Republican primary debate, May 3, 2022, in Atlanta. A special prosecutor has been assigned to look into whether Georgia Lt. Gov. Jones should face criminal charges over efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election in the state. The Prosecuting Attorneys' Council of Georgia announced Thursday, April 11, 2024, that its executive director, Pete Skandalakis, will handle the matter.

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Prosecutor to decide if Georgia lieutenant governor should be charged in election meddling case

A special prosecutor has been assigned to look into whether Georgia Lt. Gov. Burt Jones should face criminal charges over efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. The Prosecuting Attorneys' Council of Georgia announced Thursday that its executive director, Pete Skandalakis, will handle the matter.

April 11, 2024
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GPB evening headlines for March 27, 2024

Enrollment in the federal marketplace continues to grow nationally.

The Georgia Senate has passed a controversial bill that would place restrictions on LGBTQ students.

The City of Roswell is making a bid for two professional soccer teams.

March 27, 2024
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  • GPB News Radio
Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Blake Tillery (R-Vidalia) speaks in the Senate chamber at the State Capitol on March 31, 2021, in Atlanta. Tillery says a Senate budget approved on Tuesday, March 26, 2024 will include pay raises for teachers and state government employees.

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Georgia lawmakers agree on pay raises in upcoming budget, but must resolve differences by Thursday

Georgia lawmakers are agreeing on pay raises for public school teachers and state employees, although they still have differences to work out in the upcoming budget. State senators on Tuesday voted 53-1 to pass the budget for the year beginning July 1.

March 26, 2024
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  • Associated Press
Cast member Benedict Cumberbatch works during the filming of "Avengers: Infinity War", Wednesday, June 28, 2017, in Atlanta. A Georgia state Senate committee voted Wednesday, March 20, 2024, to weaken a cap on the state's tax credits that the House had proposed.

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Proposed limit on Georgia film tax credit could become meaningless if studios are protected

Some Georgia lawmakers are having second thoughts about limiting the value of the state's lucrative film tax credit. The Senate Finance Committee voted on Wednesday to rewrite parts of a bill aimed at creating limits.

March 21, 2024
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  • Associated Press
LGBTQ+ rights supporters rally in the hallway outside an Iowa House Judiciary subcommittee hearing, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024, at the Statehouse in Des Moines, Iowa. The rights of LGBTQ+ people continue to be in flux across the U.S. with a new flurry of developments.

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Things to know about developments impacting LGBTQ+ rights across the US

The rights of LGBTQ+ people continue to be in flux across the U.S. with a new flurry of developments.

March 15, 2024
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  • Associated Press and
  • GPB News Staff
The gold dome of the Georgia Capitol gleams in the sun, Aug. 27, 2022, in front of the skyline of downtown Atlanta.

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Xenophobia or security precaution? Georgia lawmakers divided over limiting foreign land ownership

Legislation that would ban some citizens of China from owning farmland in Georgia is advancing at the state Capitol despite criticism that it promotes xenophobia and could face legal hurdles.

March 13, 2024
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  • Associated Press
Georgia state Sen. Randy Robertson, R-Cataula, discusses a bill to punish cities and counties that break state immigration law during a meeting of the Senate Public Safety Committee, Wednesday, March 6, 2024, at the Georgia Capitol in Atlanta. The committee passed the bill, saying penalties are needed for local governments that disobey Georgia state law by passing policies to harbor undocumented immigrants.

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Georgia bill would punish cities and counties that break law against 'sanctuary' for immigrants

Some Georgia senators want to punish cities and counties that they say are illegally harboring immigrants who are in the country without permission by cutting off most state aid to the local government and removing elected officials from office.

March 07, 2024
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Georgia House passes bill suspending tax exemption for data centers

The Georgia House of Representatives has passed a bill that would call a temporary halt to a sales tax exemption the state has been using since 2018 to attract huge high-tech data centers.

February 29, 2024
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  • Dave Williams
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Georgia Senate gives sports betting legislation a chance to land on November ballot

The Georgia Senate approved a plan on Tuesday that would allow Georgians to decide at the ballot box in November whether legalized sports betting should be allowed in the state.

February 28, 2024
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  • Stanley Dunlap
A suspect is in custody for the death of Laken Riley, UGA police said Friday.

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Georgia lawmakers push immigration bills in response to former UGA student’s death

The killing of 22-year-old Laken Riley on the University of Georgia campus last week shocked and horrified people far beyond Athens. On Monday, the immigration status of the suspect in her killing reignited a debate over immigration policy in the Georgia Legislature and appears to have increased the odds of immigration-related legislation becoming state law.

February 27, 2024
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  • Ross Williams

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Major changes looming for Georgia’s film tax credit

Georgia legislative leaders’ pledge to rein in some of the state’s generous tax breaks to industry is starting with the most expensive on the books: the film tax credit.

February 19, 2024
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  • Dave Williams
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Bill to require parent consent for social media access for Georgians under 16 clears Senate panel

A bill aiming to make Georgia kids safer online sailed through a Senate committee Tuesday, and with the backing of Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, it appears poised for a full Senate vote.

February 15, 2024
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  • Ross Williams
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