State Legislature
The legislative session had its share of winners and losers
ATLANTA -- After 40 days, 2,695 bills and resolutions, more than $719,000 in lobbyist spending, a few hundred committee meetings and thousands of sheets of paper, the 2013 state legislative term ended fairly quietly for the midstate, legislators said.
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STATE LEGISLATURE
Legislative Notebook: New budget includes Houston, Bibb projects
On the last day of their annual session, lawmakers in the state House and Senate agreed on a $41 billion budget that they will send to Gov. Nathan Deal for his approval.
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STATE LEGISLATURE
Lawmakers pass last-minute Macon-Bibb changes
ATLANTA -- In the remaining few hours of the Georgia legislative session, a majority of Bibb’s five House of Representatives members signed a laundry list of changes to the Macon-Bibb County consolidated government charter, with a few last-minute additions.
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STATE LEGISLATURE
Session brought mixed results for Bibb midstate lawmakers
ATLANTA -- Only part of a lawmaker’s work is making laws. There are also committee hearings, endless meetings, fighting other peoples’ legislation, and from time to time, even repealing laws.
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STATE LEGISLATURE
Legislative Notebook: Vets’ employment bill put on governor’s desk
A bill that would set up a way for veterans to trade some of their military experience for professional credentials is en route to Gov. Nathan Deal’s desk after a 51-3 state Senate vote.
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STATE LEGISLATURE
Decision scheduled on Georgia venture investments
ATLANTA -- Members of the state Legislature are set to decide Thursday if they will put $10 million of public money into a venture capital fund.
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Milledgeville rep sees solar sunrise in Georgia
ATLANTA -- The “beginnings of cheaper energy” are dawning in Georgia, state Rep. Rusty Kidd said Monday as he introduced a solar energy bill.
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STATE LEGISLATURE
Legislature renews push into venture capital realm
ATLANTA -- From his office sandwiched between the Ocmulgee River and Interstate 75, Robert Betzel is watching a bill in the state Legislature that he thinks will show the nation that Georgia -- including Macon -- is ready for the next blockbuster tech company.
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STATE LEGISLATURE
Legislative Notebook: ‘See Rock City’ barn ad revival coming?
People who’d like to restore a “See Rock City” barn campaign can do it under a bill passed by the state House on Friday. It affects about 20 to 30 barns statewide, said Senate Bill 194 House sponsor state Rep. Jay Neal, R-LaFayette.
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STATE LEGISLATURE
House, Senate set for clash over Flint River
ATLANTA -- After a rushed Friday morning meeting, a House panel passed a version of the Flint River Drought Protection Act that’s quite different from the Senate’s vision of a basin-wide approach to water management.
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STATE LEGISLATURE
Legislative Notebook: Senate backs Houston bonds
The state Senate Appropriations Committee thinks a campus for a new postsecondary school aimed at veterans should be built in Warner Robins, said state Sen. Ross Tolleson, R-Perry, so its draft budget recommends a $10 million bond sale to finance the so-called Gateway Center.
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