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House passes bill that could bring package stores closer to campus
House lawmakers approved a bill Thursday that would allow local governments to decide just how far college students must walk to buy alcohol to-go.House Bill 517, introduced by Rep. Chuck Williams, R-Watkinsville, would allow city and county governments to determine the distance between college campuses and retailers of beer and ...
Crossover Day at the Gold Dome
It’s Crossover Day at the State Capitol, the last day a bill can pass out of one chamber in order to be considered by the other before the end of the session. While the Senate has just 14 bills on its calendar, the House has 40. Among those the House ...
Bill designed to end Druid Hills battle stalls
A bill aimed at ending a decade-long legal fight over plans to convert about 5 acres in Druid Hills into a subdivision turned Tuesday into questions about whether the proposed change could lead to development on such revered sites as the battlefield at Kennesaw Mountain. House Bill 474 would add ...
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 ...
Trayvon Martin anniversary prompts call to end gun violence
College students and supporters of stricter gun laws marked the one year anniversary of the death of Trayvon Martin's by calling for an end to gun violence at the State Capitol. The crowd was a lot smaller than the 5000 that turned out last year calling for justice for Martin, ...
House passes ethics bill
The Georgia House of Representatives on Monday passed historic legislation that would bar lobbyist gifts to individual lawmakers and enact new rules on lobbyist registration. The bill, House Bill 142, passed overwhelmingly, 164-4, and now goes to the Senate. The bill would still allow lobbyists to pick up the tab ...
Left-lane lurkers could be ticketed under new bill
It’s happened to anyone who’s driven a metro Atlanta interstate: The slowpoke loitering in the left lane. Legislation introduced Monday in the state House would make it illegal to linger in what’s supposed to be the fast lane. Rep. Bill Hitchens, R-Rincon, has introduced House Bill 459, which would make ...
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 ...
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