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News Articles: Legislature

Rep. Sam Park

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  • Elections

Democrats cry foul over GOP state lawmakers’ remake of local redistricting

The drama of last year’s special redistricting session played out writ small Tuesday morning as the Republican-led House Governmental Affairs Committee passed a redrawn map for Gwinnett County’s Board of Commissioners despite objections from the Democratic majority of the county’s legislative caucus and the commissioners themselves, who are all Democrats.

February 02, 2022
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By:
  • Ross Williams
Now Hiring sign

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  • Politics

Criminal justice reform efforts in Georgia Legislature collide with back-the-blue mood

 

Criminal justice reform advocates in Georgia want to build on recent momentum with new legislation to remove barriers that make people with criminal records five times more likely to be jobless than Georgians overall.

January 31, 2022
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By:
  • Stanley Dunlap
 East Cobb state Rep. Matt Dollar’s bill to incorporate a section of the county passed the House Thursday.

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  • Politics

New Cobb city proposals gain momentum despite qualms of some leaders

More than 140,000 Cobb County residents could soon have new hometowns as a wave of cityhood bills moved forward in the Georgia House Thursday.

January 28, 2022
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By:
  • Ross Williams
Man protesting near campus of Georgia State University in Atlants

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  • Politics

House bill to extend ‘free speech’ areas campus-wide spurs First Amendment debate

A bill filed last year by Fayetteville Republican Josh Bonner to open up campuses to free speech is getting a new push in the Gold Dome.

January 27, 2022
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By:
  • Ross Williams
David Ralston introduces HB1013 at the Georgia Capitol Jan. 26, 2022.

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  • Mental Health

Ga. House Speaker Ralston says 'No issue is more important to me this session than mental health'

Georgia House Speaker David Ralston filed House Bill 1013 on Wednesday. During a morning press conference, he said the bill represents input from the Georgia Behavioral Health Reform and Innovation Commission, formed by Gov. Brian Kemp in 2019.

 

January 26, 2022
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
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  • Education

Critics say Georgia bill intended to ease school library book bans a ‘slippery slope'

A bill aimed at making it easier for Georgia parents to have books banned from their school libraries earned Republican support in a state House subcommittee meeting Tuesday.

January 26, 2022
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By:
  • Ross Williams
Georgia Department of Driver Services sign

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  • Politics

Driver Services proposes self-service kiosks to address staffing shortage

For Georgians who dread waiting in long lines to get their licenses renewed, relief could be around the corner. A new proposal includes self-service kiosks at the state’s busiest driver services centers and some grocery stores. 

January 24, 2022
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By:
  • Taylor Reimann
Gov. Brian Kemp

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  • Health Care

What the Kemp budget has for health care and what it doesn't

In his State of the State speech Thursday, the governor made no mention of Georgia’s federal Medicaid waiver proposal, which the feds recently approved in general while rejecting its work requirement.

January 17, 2022
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By:
  • Andy Miller
Voters on line in College Park in 2020

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  • Elections

Seven states to watch in the 2022 push to restrict voting rights

Republican state lawmakers across the country are ramping up their drive to enact voting and election-related laws in time for crucial 2022 midterm elections.

January 17, 2022
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By:
  • Kira Lerner
State lawmaker Calvin Smyre

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  • Politics

When could Columbus lawmaker Calvin Smyre leave to take U.S. ambassador job?

Columbus lawmaker Calvin Smyre likely will get to finish out one more Georgia General Assembly session before he heads to his post as U.S. ambassador to the Dominican Republic, if the U.S. Senate confirms his appointment.

January 16, 2022
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  • Associated Press
Gov. Kemp and family

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  • Politics

Kemp targets critical race theory, transgender sports participation

The next few months could see critical race theory banned and transgender student athletes sidelined if Gov. Brian Kemp gets his way.

January 15, 2022
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By:
  • Ross Williams
 Rep. Matt Dollar, seated, and Rep. Ed Setzler, at the podium, are among the state representatives pushing for a vote on making part of eastern Cobb County its own city.

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  • Politics

East Cobb first out of the gate in Georgia Legislature’s 2022 cityhood charge

East Cobb could be the first of several new Georgia cities to emerge from this year’s legislative session as a House committee met Wednesday afternoon to discuss whether residents of the affluent Atlanta suburb should have the opportunity to vote to create their own government.

January 13, 2022
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By:
  • Ross Williams
House Speaker David Ralston

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  • Politics

Speaker Ralston endorses legalized gambling constitutional amendment

Proposals to legalize casino gambling, pari-mutuel betting on horse racing and/or sports betting in Georgia have come up virtually every year for the last decade. Most of the bills have called for dedicating part of the proceeds to the HOPE Scholarship and pre-kindergarten programs.

January 07, 2022
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By:
  • Dave Williams
Image of brain

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  • Health Care

Ga. legislators plan push to insure mental health on par with physical coverage

A little-known federal law passed when President George W. Bush occupied the White House requires insurers to give behavioral health care equal footing with medical benefits.  

January 06, 2022
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By:
  • Jill Nolin
2020 Wild Hog Supper

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  • Politics

Wild Hog Supper, other legislative events tee up state lawmakers' 2022 return

The signature January events that usually mark the start of a new Georgia legislative session are set to return in 2022 with a mixture of in-person and virtual options.

January 03, 2022
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By:
  • Stanley Dunlap
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