Coosa’s Ashley Medrano signs with Dalton State College

Courtesy of Floyd County Schools
Feb 18, 2021
Feb 18, 2021
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Georgia House panel narrowly approves school voucher bill

By JEFF AMY Associated Press
2 hrs ago
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ATLANTA (AP) — More than 4,000 Georgia students could get state money to attend private schools or be home-schooled next year under a measure passed Thursday by the House Education Committee.

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Georgia sports betting backers switch to constitutional amendment

Dave Williams
3 hrs ago
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ATLANTA – Legislation to legalize online sports betting in Georgia gained momentum in the state Senate Thursday just as it appeared to get sidetracked in the Georgia House of Representatives. A Senate committee passed a constitutional amendment that would put sports betting on the statewide ballot next year for Georgia voters to decide. Senators decided […]

Major changes to absentee voting in Georgia elections advance in state House

By Beau Evans Capitol Beat News Service
Feb 24, 2021
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ATLANTA — A wide-ranging bill clamping down on absentee voting in Georgia that has split Republicans and Democrats moved in the state House of Representatives on Wednesday.

Bill preventing local governments from making deep cuts to police agencies passes state House

By Beau Evans Capitol Beat News Service
Feb 24, 2021
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A bill aimed at preventing Georgia city and county governments from making deep cuts in the budgets of their local police agencies passed in the Georgia House of Representatives on Wednesday.

'Hidden Predator' bill for child sex-abuse victims to sue in Georgia advances

By Beau Evans Capitol Beat News Service
Feb 23, 2021
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Legislation to extend the statute of limitations for Georgians who were sexually abused as children to sue their abusers years later as adults advanced in the state House of Representatives on Tuesday.