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News Articles: Legislature

Sen. Elena Parent speaks with Sen. Carden Summers and attorney Jeff Fleghorn. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder

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Georgia Senate panel OKs latest version of 'Don’t Say Gay' restrictions

A controversial bill dubbed Georgia’s version of “Don’t Say Gay” moved forward in a Senate committee Tuesday after three years of work and multiple failures to move.

February 14, 2024
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  • Ross Williams
File photo by Dado Ruvic/REUTERS

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Georgia lawmakers, environmentalists blast tax break plan to expand crypto-mining in state

A proposal designed to boost the already thriving Bitcoin-mining industry in Georgia has crashed into concerns over the noise created by local crypto-mining operations and the drain on electricity and water resources.

February 09, 2024
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  • Jill Nolin
 Pro-labor protesters gather outside the Georgia Capitol Jan. 30, 2024. Stanley Dunlap/Georgia Recorder

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Georgia Senate approves bill that aims to restrict the ways workers can form unions

Senate Bill 362 bars businesses that open shop in Georgia from receiving state incentives if they recognize labor unions, unless workers vote to unionize with a secret ballot.

February 09, 2024
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  • Ross Williams
Cast member Mark Ruffalo works during the filming of "Avengers: Infinity War, Wednesday, July 5, 2017, in Atlanta. Georgia lawmakers said on Wednesday Feb. 7, 2024 that moviemakers should be required to do more than just show a peach at the end of the credits to get the top benefit from Georgia's lucrative film tax credit.

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Georgia legislators want filmmakers to do more than show a peach to earn state tax credits

Top Georgia lawmakers say moviemakers should be required to do more than just show a peach at the end of the credits to get the top benefit from Georgia's lucrative film tax credit. Legislative leaders said they want companies to meet four of nine goals to receive the top 30% credit on Georgia income taxes.

February 08, 2024
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  • Associated Press
Empty classroom

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Georgia lawmakers debate public school approach to ‘age-appropriate’ sex education

A bipartisan bill designed to update sex education curriculum for Georgia’s public school students faced skepticism in a House subcommittee last week.

February 06, 2024
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  • Ross Williams
Members of the United Campus Workers of Georgia gathered at the state capitol on Jan 30, 2024 to demand better pay and more funding across the university system.

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Georgia campus workers' union lobbies state legislators for better job conditions

Union members gathered at the Georgia Capitol this week to share a list demands from employees across the university system. They're focused on higher pay and funding for universities.

February 02, 2024
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  • Amanda Andrews
State Rep. Rob Leverett

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Utility Worker Protection Act clears Georgia House committee

Criminals who attack utility workers in Georgia would be subject to stiffer fines and prison sentences under legislation that cleared a state House committee Wednesday.

February 01, 2024
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  • Dave Williams
 Pro-labor protesters gather outside the Georgia Capitol Jan. 30, 2024. Stanley Dunlap/Georgia Recorder

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Georgia Senate panel advances bill aimed at making the state even less hospitable to union workers

Gov. Brian Kemp told business leaders last year’s strikes hurt the economy.

February 01, 2024
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  • Ross Williams
A screen in the House chamber memorializes Rep. Richard Smith. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder

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Bipartisan tributes pour in after death of influential House Rules Chair Richard Smith

The mood was somber inside the Georgia House of Representatives Tuesday morning as lawmakers mourned the sudden death of House Rules Chairman Richard Smith.

January 31, 2024
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  • Ross Williams
unnamed football team lines clash

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State Senate committee approves sports betting bill

A state Senate committee overwhelmingly approved legislation Tuesday legalizing sports betting in Georgia. 

January 30, 2024
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  • Dave Williams
File photo by Getty Images

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Republican state lawmakers push for Georgia law to require proof of adulthood to view adult websites

House Bill 910 would require companies that publish “material harmful to minors” to verify the age of people trying to access that material.

January 29, 2024
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  • Ross Williams
File photo of voters in line for January 2021 U.S. Senate runoff election. John McCosh/Georgia Recorder

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State Senate panel presses ahead with bill that would ban ranked choice voting in Georgia

The Georgia Senate Ethics Committee advanced a bill Tuesday that would ban election officials in Georgia from adopting an instant runoff system that allows voters to rank candidates by preference to determine the outcome of elections.

January 24, 2024
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  • Stanley Dunlap
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger attends the National Association of Secretaries of State winter meeting, Feb. 16, 2023, in Washington. A lawyer for Raffensperger said on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024, that a bill is unconstitutional to give Georgia's appointed State Election Board the ability to investigate Raffensperger. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

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Georgia secretary of state says it's unconstitutional for board to oversee him, but lawmakers differ

A Georgia Senate committee wants to give the appointed State Election Board the legal power to investigate Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger's handling of elections. But Raffensperger's office says it's unconstitutional for board members to legally oversee him.

January 24, 2024
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  • Associated Press
This June 20, 2019, file photo shows an existing home is offered for sale in Rutledge, Ga. Georgia lawmakers are proposing measures in 2024 to stem higher property tax bills driven by a sharp rise in property values.

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Hearing complaints over property taxes, some Georgia lawmakers look to limit rising values

Some Georgia lawmakers are looking for ways to provide relief from property taxes. The proposals are coming as increases in home values have caused taxes to rise.

January 22, 2024
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  • Associated Press
Speaker Pro Tem Jan Jones

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State House leaders propose pre-K funding increase

State representatives presented their policy recommendations following a study into Georgia’s preschool program Tuesday.  

January 17, 2024
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  • Sarah Kallis
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