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January 14, 2013 09:52 AM | 0

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RICO presents challenges in Atlanta cheating case
The criminal prosecution of dozens of Atlanta Public Schools educators presents considerable challenges for both prosecutors and defense attorneys because of the use of a complex law initially desi...

April 02, 2013 12:43 AM | 0

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Georgia House Speaker David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge) left, reacts as the House unanimously votes to approve an ethics reform bill that limits lobbyist spending Thursday, which was the last day of the legislative session, as House Speaker Pro Tempore Jan Jones (R-Milton) watches in Atlanta.<br>The Associated Press

New Georgia lobbying rules raise new issues
“Sometimes you just have differences of opinions with people, and sometimes it’s more important that you do something rather than nothing,” House Speaker David Ralston, R-Blue Ridge, told reporters...

March 29, 2013 04:10 PM | 0

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Georgia lawmakers take flurry of votes on final day
Capsule of the bills passed on the final day of the General Assembly

March 29, 2013 09:00 AM | 0

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Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal enters the Senate chambers to speak to lawmakers on the last day of the legislative session, Thursday, March 28, 2013, in Atlanta. Deal paid legislators a visit late Thursday afternoon as lawmakers neared the final gavel of the 2013 session. It's a ceremonial tradition for Deal, who served in the General Assembly before being elected to Congress and then the governor's office. But the governor is able to celebrate a session that gave him most of what he wanted from lawmakers. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Georgia lawmakers adopt new lobbying rules
The legislation, now headed for Gov. Nathan Deal's desk, would impose the first limits on what lobbyists can spend in Georgia. Lobbyists can now spend as much as they want to influence state legisl...

March 29, 2013 08:56 AM | 0

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Pay raises for judges, workers pass over Sen. Hill’s objections
“I believe the county officials and their staff are hardworking, but other people are facing challenges,” Hill said.

March 29, 2013 12:04 AM | 1

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Lawmakers settle on $41B budget
Agreement basically what Deal pitched; $500M more than previous year

March 29, 2013 12:00 AM | 1

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Lawmakers OK changes to video poker regulations
The legislation moves oversight of the machines to the Georgia Lottery Corporation and away from the state Department of Revenue.

March 28, 2013 02:50 PM | 0

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Ethics, guns, budget likely to dominate last day of session
Georgia lawmakers have just one day to make major decisions on whether to limit lobbyist spending, loosen gun laws and pass the state budget.

March 28, 2013 12:00 AM | 0

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Study: Health law will raise claims costs in Georgia
The study says medical claims costs — the main driver of health insurance premiums — are expected to rise nationally by an average of 32 percent by 2017.

March 26, 2013 04:25 PM | 0

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Lawmakers OK resolution seeking border shift
The House voted 157-13 Tuesday to adopt a resolution seeking a strip of land leading to the Tennessee River.

March 26, 2013 04:16 PM | 0

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Bill makes execution drug suppliers’ ID secret
Georgia state lawmakers have approved legislation that would make the names of companies supplying execution drugs a “confidential state secret.”

March 26, 2013 03:00 PM | 0

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Partisan fight over Fulton County slows Senate
Now, several Republican-backed bills specific to Fulton County have crossed or are nearing the finish line this legislative session, over objections from some Democrats.

March 26, 2013 02:45 PM | 0

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Senate adopts plan to give foreigners Georgia licenses
A proposal to make it easier for certain foreigners to get Georgia driver’s licenses has cleared the Senate and needs only final House approval to head to Gov. Nathan Deal’s desk.

March 26, 2013 02:25 PM | 0

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Senate approves ignition locks after 2nd DUI
House Bill 407 would lengthen the time those offenders must use a breath-test lock on their car ignition in order to have driving privileges.

March 26, 2013 02:00 PM | 0

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The Legislature: Gaming bill fixes problems, helps HOPE
Georgia lawmakers should be applauded for doing something positive about a shady activity that is all too easily overlooked — video gaming machines in the back corners of some convenience stores th...

March 25, 2013 11:53 PM | 0

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Political strategist and attorney Heath Garrett spoke on the state of the Republican Party at the Cobb County Republican Women’s Club luncheon at the Hilton Marietta Conference Center on Friday.<br>Staff/Jon Gillooly

Republican soul searching: Political strategist speaks on state of GOP amid infighting
Local attorney and political consultant Heath Garrett said the Barack Obama administration is laughing all the way to the bank as Republican infighting damages the GOP and hurts its chances at rega...

March 24, 2013 01:17 AM | 17

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Portrait unveiled for AP political reporter at Georgia Capitol
Dick Pettys, who died in October, began working for the AP at the Capitol in 1970, covering the waning days of Georgia Gov. Lester Maddox’s administration and later Jimmy Carter’s presidential run ...

March 22, 2013 11:15 AM | 0

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Here’s lobbying reform: Cut gifts to zero and pass Senate version
Georgia House Speaker David Ralston’s lobbying reform bill has been drastically rewritten by the Senate Rules Committee, which yesterday approved its version that cuts more loopholes and maintains ...

March 22, 2013 12:07 AM | 1

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State lawmakers OK crackdown on so-called pill mills
“We’re one of the few states in the Southeast that hasn’t touched it, so we’re the place that all these out-of-towners come,” said Attorney General Sam Olens. “It’s a huge problem that’s killing ou...

March 22, 2013 12:00 AM | 0

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Senate to present $100 lobbyist cap
The Senate will propose a $100 cap on lobbyist expenditures, not an outright ban, creating a conflict with House lawmakers in the waning days of the General Assembly’s annual session, a leading Sen...

March 21, 2013 12:07 AM | 0

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Chairman: Georgia Senate will back $100 lobbying cap
The Senate Rules Committee will meet Thursday to put forward its version of lobbying restrictions originally written by House Speaker David Ralston.

March 20, 2013 03:30 PM | 0

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Georgia day care regulators changing some rules
A new requirement that Georgia day care workers receive federal fingerprint background checks passed in the Georgia House of Representatives.

March 18, 2013 08:00 AM | 0

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Georgia lawmakers face looming deadline on ethics plan
The Senate Rules Committee will meet Tuesday to discuss proposed legislation from House Speaker David Ralston that would prohibit lobbyist spending on individual state officials, including lawmakers.

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New York State Police Superintendent Joseph D'Amico speaks during a news conference on, Thursday, March 14, 2013, in Herkimer, N.Y. Authorities say the suspect in the fatal shooting of four men in neighboring upstate New York villages was holed up in a small, cluttered room in an abandoned bar when he died in a shootout with police SWAT teams. D'Amico says 64-year-old Kurt Myers fired through a first-floor door after troopers and FBI agents entered around 8 a.m. Thursday, killing an FBI dog sent into the room. D'Amico says police returned fire, killing Myers. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

Cops kill suspect in deadly New York shooting rampage
Police SWAT teams navigated through a cluttered, abandoned bar to find the suspect in four fatal shootings holed up in a small room, and the man was killed a shootout with officers after a nearly 1...

March 14, 2013 12:15 PM | 0

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Georgia lawmakers expect end of session on March 28
The last day is commonly called Sine Die, which means adjourning without setting another meeting.

March 14, 2013 11:50 AM | 0

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