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WEB4 days ago · University system sets record for degrees awarded. by Dave Williams | Sep 12, 2024. ATLANTA - The University System of Georgia (USG) awarded a record 76,571 degrees during the last fiscal year, up 1.8% over fiscal 2023. The number of degrees the system's 26 institutions have awarded has risen by …
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WEBby Dave Williams | Sep 12, 2024 | Capitol Beat News Service. ATLANTA – The University System of Georgia (USG) awarded a record 76,571 degrees during the last fiscal year, up 1.8% over fiscal 2023. The number of degrees the system’s 26 institutions have awarded has risen by 39.6% since 2011, when the USG joined Complete College America, a ...
Tort reform likely front-burner issue for 2025 General Assembly
WEBAug 9, 2024 · Two bills pertaining to the premises liability issue were before the General Assembly this year, but neither passed. Palmer said the chamber is looking to Kemp for direction on which tort reforms lawmakers should pursue in 2025. Next year begins a new two-year term in the legislature, so whatever is considered has to start from scratch.
Pediatricians want Georgia lawmakers to get serious about gun …
WEB2 days ago · ATLANTA – The General Assembly should take a carrot-and-stick approach to reducing gun violence in Georgia, a panel of pediatricians told members of a legislative study committee Thursday. Tax credits to incentivize Georgians to buy safe firearm storage devices and a law requiring safe storage of guns with penalties for violators were among ...
Georgia abortion ban comes under fire at Senate hearing
WEB5 days ago · That’s all the doctor could do under Georgia’s restrictive abortion law that essentially bans the procedure after six weeks, Mackenzie Kulik testified during a field hearing of the Senate Human Rights Subcommittee at the Fulton County Government Center chaired by Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga. “Instead of giving me …
State Election Board doubles down on rules changes
WEBAug 19, 2024 · ATLANTA – For the second time this month, the Republican-controlled State Election Board approved a change to Georgia’s election rules critics say could make it easier to delay the official vote count this fall. The change, which passed 3-2, requires local election officials to submit to the secretary of state a report reconciling the total ...
General Assembly passes Republican-drawn congressional map
WEBDec 7, 2023 · ATLANTA – The Georgia House gave final passage to a new congressional map for the state Thursday, the final act in a weeklong special legislative session called after a federal judge declared the current map violates the Voting Rights Act. The Republican-controlled House approved the map 98 …
Woods proposes school safety steps in wake of Apalachee High …
WEB5 days ago · Two students and two teachers were shot and killed at Apalachee High School near Winder on Sept. 4 and nine others were injured. Two school resource officers played a key role in taking 14-year-old Colt Gray, the alleged shooter, into custody and preventing further violence. Gov. Brian Kemp has included school safety measures in previous state ...
All but one of Georgia’s congressional incumbents seeking …
WEBMar 6, 2024 · Republican U.S. Reps. Buddy Carter of Savannah, Andrew Clyde of Athens, Mike Collins of Jackson, and Marjorie Taylor Greene of Rome signed qualifying papers on Tuesday. With 13 of Georgia’s 14 congressional incumbents seeking reelection, only retiring Rep. Drew Ferguson’s seat in west-central Georgia is vacant.
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