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Ga. lawmakers will probably block photos
Legislation to prohibit the release of nude crime-scene photos is likely to sail through the Senate, according to Senate Majority Leader Chip Rogers.
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Proposal For Attacks On Ga. Officers Passes Senate
State senators are in unanimous support of a proposal to create a state-wide alert system to catch criminals who kill or seriously injury law enforcement officers in Georgia.
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Budget Task Force Recommendations Ready
Senate leaders are expected to get dozens of ideas for saving billions of dollars from a group of business leaders assembled to bring fresh ideas to Georgia's fiscal crisis.
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More students protest possible budget cuts at Georgia Capitol
College students rallied at the state Capitol to protest possible cuts to higher education.
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Plant Vogtle air quality permits to be discussed at public meeting
Georgia's Environmental Protection Division will hold a public meeting in April to discuss air quality permits associated with the $14.5 billion addition of two new reactors to Plant Vogtle.
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Ga. college students protest education cuts
A few hundred college students rallied on the steps of the Georgia Capitol on Monday to protest budget cuts they say could make college too expensive at a time when education is needed with a shrinking pool of jobs.
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Embattled pollster wades back in
The polling firm Strategic Vision is out with its first public poll since facing a barrage of allegations last September that it had extensively falsified data in its political surveys.
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Prosecutors, sheriffs oppose state budget cuts targeting GBI agents
When someone is murdered, a child is molested or public money goes missing, Georgia Bureau of Investigation agents are the first ones South Georgia sheriffs and prosecutors call for help.
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Georgia Sex Offenders Could be Banned from Facebook
A House bill making its way through the Georgia General Assembly, proposes that sex offenders be banned from sites like Facebook and MySpace.
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'Crossover' deadline pressures Georgia lawmakers
On Monday, college students from across the state plan to demonstrate at the Capitol against budget cuts as a hand-picked group of corporate financial experts offer recommendations for trimming spending.
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Troy University Student Life
by Terrence Dixon, Some might ask " Where is Troy University?, or which campus do you attend?" These are frequent questions asked of a typical Troy University student...
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Georgia sex offender information
This article is in response to request from several of my subscribers . They have requested that I post sex offenders in the area.
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Helping Your Child Deal With a Bully
With bodily changes and pressure from both school and from one's peers, growing up is tough.
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Hundreds honor Ga. wildlife officer shot in woods
Federal wildlife officers are honoring a colleague who was shot and killed by a hunter in middle Georgia.
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Georgia Tries Goodwill to End Water Crisis
When Gov. Sonny Perdue pitches in next week to help Gov. Charlie Crist of Florida in his bid to become a U.S. Senator, the gesture may be about more than helping out a fellow Republican in a tough campaign.
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Evans lawmaker calls regents' cuts list 'bogus'
Ben Harbin oversees the writing of the House version of the budget, and he doesn't know what will get the ax.
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Many takers for stolen Civil War cannon that turned up at Georgia home
ATLANTA a ' When a 5-foot-long Civil War cannon turned up during a search for stolen goods at a Spalding County house, that was just the beginning of a mystery.
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Georgia teacher accused of sexually assaulting student
A 33-year-old physical science teacher was arrested Wednesday afternoon for having sexual contact with a student.
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Obama's education law overhaul to focus on college
The Obama administration unveiled its plan Saturday to radically change his predecessor's No Child Left Behind law in hopes of replacing an accountability system that in the last decade has tagged more than a third of schools as failing and created a hodgepodge of sometimes weak academic standards among states.
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Severe Storms Possible In North Georgia Friday
The rains have stopped and flood watches that covered North Georgia on Wednesday are but a memory, but Friday could bring some severe weather to the region.
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