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40 days at the Georgia State Capitol: A view from the rotunda
During the 2013 Legislative Session at the Georgia State Capitol, the Capitol Rotunda takes on a life of its own. Since the Capitol’s completion in 1889, the Capitol Rotunda has long been the main artery during the legislative session. During the 40 day legislative session, AJC photographer Jason Getz spent ...
Ethics reform bill faces hearing
Will a Senate committee gut an ethics proposal by House Speaker David Ralston? The measure that includes a ban on gifts from lobbyists will get a public hearing later this morning. The ban makes exceptions for dinners for large groups of lawmakers and out-of-town trips. But Sen. Josh McKoon ...
Senate revives school board bills
A Senate committee revives a couple of school board-related bills that failed to make it through Crossover Day. Both were tacked onto another bill relating to the amount of time school boards facing suspension can appeal. One would prohibit suspended school board members from using public funds to sue over ...
Application sought for DeKalb School Board
Gov. Nathan Deal is now accepting applications to fill the spots of the six DeKalb County school board members he is suspending. Applicants have until March 6 to submit their information including the district seat they're applying for, their resume, and statement of interest. Angela Palm with the Georgia School ...
Vote set for today on ethics reform
The house is set to vote today on sweeping changes to Georgia's ethics laws. The measure by House Speaker David Ralston would bar lobbyists from giving gifts to state or local elected officials. More people would also have to register as lobbyists but the fees to do so would be ...
Lawmakers to consider limits on 911 audio
Certain 911 calls would be barred from release to news organizations under a bill that's been introduced in the state House. Such calls are often used to give insight into a tense situation such as the recent case of a Loganville man who describes to a 911 operator that his ...
Bill considered to allow lawmakers to carry guns
Some state lawmakers would be allowed to carry their guns into the Capitol and other state buildings under a bill being considered by House committee. The bill by Rep. Calvin Hill (R-Canton) would allow lawmakers who have carry permits to bring their guns into any building that is currently exempted ...
Lawmaker to revisit death penalty law
Once this year's legislative session is over, the head of a key house committee plans to take another look at Georgia's death penalty law when it comes to proving mental illness. Georgia is the only state that requires defendants in death penalty cases to prove mental illness beyond a reasonable ...
Warren Hill "shocked" to learn of stay
Less than an hour before Warren Hill was scheduled to die by lethal injection, he was granted not one, but two stays of execution. Attorney Brian Kammer says he client was shocked to learn the news. “I would say that he sounded very anxious,” he tells WSB’s Sandra Parrish. ...
As market for breast milk picks up, experts warn of dangers
For 6-month-old baby Ellen, meals these days are simple -- her mother breast feeds her. “Every ounce counts -- I call it liquid gold,” said Ellen's mother, Justine Lotridge. But some experts worry how some other mothers are getting that liquid gold for their babies -- buying it online from ...
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