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Gov. Kemp recently signed into law a measure that requires local school boards to approve “high-quality instructional materials” to help boost literacy among students.
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For the past two years, Georgia lawmakers have weighed bipartisan legislation aimed at wiping out hunger by aiding food pantries and helping grocery stores open in needy areas.
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Another pay raise for Georgia teachers may or may not alleviate teacher shortages across the state.
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Georgia lawmakers target feminine hygiene products that studies reveal to have ‘forever chemicals’
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Gov. Brian Kemp has signed into law stiffer penalties for Georgia businesses failing to post the National Human Trafficking Hotline number. The new law, Kemp said, makes “Georgia a hostile place for traffickers but a safe haven for victims.”
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Georgia’s only Jewish state lawmaker pledged to press on after a bill meant to protect Jewish Georgians from hate crimes failed.
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Efforts to install a monument of Georgia native Clarence Thomas at the Georgia Capitol have stalled for the second year in a row.
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After surging in popularity during the COVID-19 pandemic, illegal street racing persists in metro Atlanta. The Georgia General Assembly is pushing for new bipartisan bill to put an end to illegal street racing.
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The 'Georgia Lemonade Act' would exempt children under the age of 18 from acquiring a license or permit to sell lemonade or other products.
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Legislation that would have authorized government-sanctioned camps for homeless people across Georgia was stripped of that language Thursday before it passed the state Senate on a 49-7 vote.
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