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Ga. budget crisis could hasten seat belt changes
The sputtering economy may give Georgia legislators the extra push they need to require adults in pickup trucks to wear seat belts - changing the law would instantly give the state about $4 million in federal ...
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Bibb, Monroe Counties Fight Over Border
Bibb County stands to lose millions of dollars in tax revenue after a state-ordered survey revealed the county line may have been drawn incorrectly.
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Proposal To Restrict No-Cost Care At Atlanta Public Hospital...
A proposal that would restrict the amount of no-cost care that some uninsured patients could receive at Grady Memorial Hospital , a financially troubled public hospital in Atlanta, has raised concerns among ...
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Former Georgia Mayor Arrested In Florida Bank Robbery
A former small-town Georgia mayor was arrested on the Florida Panhandle for allegedly driving the getaway car in a bank robbery.
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Georgia: Tobacco tax expected among revenue legislation
A $1 per-pack increase in the statea s 37-cent cigarette tax could pull in an additional $350 million in revenue and help the state get back up after a revenue tumble, on GOP state lawmaker said.
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New "transparency" web site up and running
Submitted by the Senate Press Office ATLANTA - A new Georgia law gives Internet users access to information on billions of dollars in state spending.
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Ga. Lawmaker Wants to Look at Sales Tax
A prominent Georgia Republican says it may be time to reconsider the state's sales tax structure.
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Report Recommends Moving Ga.'s 2-Year Colleges
A group is recommending the state's two-year colleges be moved from the University System of Georgia to the technical college system.
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Georgia leaders try to set transportation strategy
Georgia transportation leaders are seeking to rally around a clear strategy of renovating existing roadways and squashing congestion in the state's economic hubs.
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90-Year-Old Man Missing From Veterans Hospital
Authorities are searching for a 90-year-old Athens man who wandered away from the Veterans Affairs hospital in Decatur.
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Georgia Schools Superintendent Asks for No Limit on Class Sizes
Georgia schools Superintendent Kathy Cox is asking that all the state's 180 school districts be allowed to increase the number of children in each classroom because of budget woes.
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Report: Stafford, Moreno NFL-bound
Months of speculation will come to an end - for better or worse - today at 3 p.m. Georgia quarterback Matthew Stafford and running back Knowshon Moreno are expected to announce their decisions regarding the NFL ...
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Flooding Hits Gordon, Floyd Counties
A flooded field near the Greenway Trail in the Alpharetta, Cumming, Georgia area, Tuesday, Jan.
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Pit Bulls Kill 5-Year-Old Georgia Girl
A five-year-old Thomasville girl was killed by three pit bulls on Monday. Thomasville Police said the child, identified as Cheyenne Peppers, was pronounced dead at a local hospital just before 5 p.m. ...
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Injury prevention initiatives receive grant from GOHS
Submitted by the Georgia Department of Human Resources ATLANTA - The Georgia Department of Human Resources Division of Public Health has received funding from the Governor's Office of Highway Safety to continue ...
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Everett to take over as chair of Georgia PSC
Submitted by the Georgia Public Service Commission ATLANTA - Effective Wednesday, Commissioner H. Doug Everett begins a one-year term as chairman of the Georgia Public Service Commission, taking the gavel from ...
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Georgia to honor Bell with flags at half-staff
Gov. Sonny Perdue has ordered flags on all state buildings and grounds to be flown at half-staff Wednesday in honor of former U.S. Attorney Griffin Bell.
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Perdue Names DOC Commisisoner to GA Parole Board
The head of the state Department of Corrections has moved to the State Board of Pardons and Paroles.
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GOP Lawmaker: Hike Tobacco Tax
A Republican lawmaker plans to call for a $1 per pack increase to Georgia's tax on cigarettes.
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Longtime Georgia coach not taking job with Tennessee
Tennessee made a strong push to bring Georgia coach Rodney Garner to Rocky Top, but the longtime Bulldogs assistant announced Monday he's staying in Athens.
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