Tag: 2021 General Assembly
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binary comment PSD celebrates dual enrollment grads, but legislation to leave future students out in the cold
Note: The following information below was shared with Polk.Today by the Polk School District. Photos were contributed courtesy of Gail Conner. Individual student photos can be purchased at her site at camerachik.smugmug.com – KtE Tuesday afternoon saw another group of Polk School District seniors celebrated for their academic achievements in high school and college at…
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Mark Butler Kemp vetoes chief labor officer bill
Dave Williams of Capitol Beat News Service provided this content for Polk.Today and other readers around Georgia to enjoy. Find additional state and political news at Capitol-beat.org. ATLANTA – Gov. Brian Kemp vetoed legislation Monday that would have created the position of chief labor officer within the Georgia Department of Labor. In his veto message, Kemp wrote…
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State Sen. Jason Anavitarte State Senator Jason Anavitarte talks voting law, infrastructure and more
Following a 40-day mad dash for the 2021 Georgia General Assembly, State Sen. Jason Anavitarte got a trial by fire in his first year serving the 31st District made up of Polk, Paulding and Haralson counties. In this latest episode of Talking Points on Polk.Today, Anavitarte joined in the conversation by phone to discuss what…
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An aerial view of Plant Scherer in Juliette. (File photo – Capitol Beat News Service) Sierra Club challenging plan to charge Georgia Power customers for coal ash cleanup
Dave Williams of Capitol Beat News Service provided this content for Polk.Today and other readers around Georgia to enjoy. Find additional state and political news at Capitol-beat.org. ATLANTA – The Sierra Club filed an appeal Friday to a court decision upholding Georgia Power Co.’s plan to collect from customers $525 million in coal ash pond closure costs.…
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(Contributed by Capitol Beat News Service) Environmentalists win trust fund protection in otherwise disappointing legislative session
Dave Williams of Capitol Beat News Service provided this content for Polk.Today and other readers around Georgia to enjoy. Find additional state and political news at Capitol-beat.org. ATLANTA – When the dust settled from this year’s General Assembly session, environmental advocates were looking at some success but mostly disappointments. Lawmakers finally voted to protect state trust…
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Election law controversy sinks sports betting in General Assembly
Dave Williams of Capitol Beat News Service provided this content for Polk.Today and other readers around Georgia to enjoy. Find additional state and political news at Capitol-beat.org. ATLANTA – Legislation aimed at legalizing online sports betting in Georgia is a casualty of the controversial election law overhaul majority Republicans pushed through the General Assembly last week.…
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Discarded bills litter the Georgia Senate floor after state lawmakers adjourned the 2021 legislative session “sine die” just after midnight on April 1, 2021. (Photo by Beau Evans) COVID-19 family visits, elderly-care cameras stall in Georgia legislature
Beau Evans of Capitol Beat News Service provided this content for Polk.Today and other readers around Georgia to enjoy. Find additional state and political news at Capitol-beat.org. Two bills aimed at helping elderly nursing home residents in Georgia were late casualties of this year’s General Assembly session. Legislation to allow cameras for monitoring nursing home residents…
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Standard vs. daylight time still unsettled in General Assembly
Dave Williams of Capitol Beat News Service provided this content for Polk.Today and other readers around Georgia to enjoy. Find additional state and political news at Capitol-beat.org. ATLANTA – A debate in the Georgia House and Senate over whether Georgia should observe standard or daylight saving time all year continues to rage entering the last day…
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Relaxed rules gutted for in-person Georgia hospital, nursing home visits
Beau Evans of Capitol Beat News Service provided this content for Polk.Today and other readers around Georgia to enjoy. Find additional state and political news at Capitol-beat.org. A bill aimed at letting family members visit their loved ones in Georgia hospitals and nursing homes during emergencies like the COVID-19 pandemic cleared the state Senate Monday after…
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General Assembly passes cocktails to-go bill
Dave Williams of Capitol Beat News Service provided this content for Polk.Today and other readers around Georgia to enjoy. Find additional state and political news at Capitol-beat.org. ATLANTA – Georgians would be able to buy cocktails to- go under legislation that cleared the General Assembly Monday. The state House of Representatives voted 120-48 to pass a…