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	<title>Tom Crawford&#039;s Georgia Report &#187; Tom Crawford</title>
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		<title>School charter amendment is revived in the House</title>
		<link>http://gareport.com/story/2012/02/09/school-charter-amendment-is-revived-in-the-house/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:30:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Crawford</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[charter schools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[constitutional amendment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[House]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The House votes to reconsider the charter school constitutional amendment that lost a floor vote on Wednesday, which means the measure could come up for a vote again this session . . .]]></description>
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		<title>What’s next for charter school amendment?</title>
		<link>http://gareport.com/story/2012/02/08/whats-next-for-charter-school-amendment/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:42:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Crawford</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[charter schools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[constitutional amendment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ed Lindsey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jan Jones]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jason Spencer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mary Margaret Oliver]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The charter school constitutional amendment falls 10 votes short of passing in the House, but the measure will likely resurface later in the session . . .]]></description>
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		<title>Political Notes – Some uncertainty about special elections</title>
		<link>http://gareport.com/story/2012/02/08/political-notes-some-uncertainty-about-special-elections/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:59:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Crawford</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alan Powell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brian Kemp]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[distilleries]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[election board complaint]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[free tastings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gloria Tinubu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Go Fish]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Keisha Waites]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Len Walker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rusty Kidd]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sonny Perdue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[special House elections]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Two special elections will decide the replacements for two lawmakers who recently resigned from the Georgia House; what's a little moonshine among friends? . . .]]></description>
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		<title>Deal’s restructuring proposal picks up support</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:57:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Crawford</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Department of Administrative Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Georgia Services Administration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[government restructuring]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nathan Deal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[State Personnel Administration]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Senate and House pass bills implementing different aspects of Gov. Deal's proposal to restructure several small state agencies . . .]]></description>
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		<title>House rejects charter school amendment</title>
		<link>http://gareport.com/story/2012/02/08/house-rejects-charter-school-amendment/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:32:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Crawford</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[charter schools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jan Jones]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[local funding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[state approval]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A constitutional amendment that would give the state the authority to override local school boards on the approval and funding of charter schools falls short in a House vote . . .]]></description>
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		<title>House to vote on charter school amendment</title>
		<link>http://gareport.com/story/2012/02/08/house-to-vote-on-charter-school-amendment/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:56:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Crawford</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[charter schools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[constitutional amendment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jan Jones]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[local funding]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[House prepares to vote on a controversial constitutional amendment allowing charter schools not approved by local school boards to get local education funds anyway . . .]]></description>
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		<title>Political Notes – Romney goes after Newt on his home turf</title>
		<link>http://gareport.com/story/2012/02/07/political-notes-romney-goes-after-newt-on-his-home-turf/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:42:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Crawford</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Brookhaven]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Connecture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[corporation relocation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Edward Lindsey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Georgia primary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mike Jacobs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mitt Romney]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Newt Gingrich]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wisconsin]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Mitt Romney takes the battle to Newt Gingrich in Newt's home territory prior to the March 6 Georgia primary . . .]]></description>
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		<title>Deal signs garnishment bill</title>
		<link>http://gareport.com/story/2012/02/07/deal-signs-garnishment-bill/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:39:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Crawford</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[attorneys]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[garnishment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[practice of law]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Bueinesses will be able to respond to garnishment orders without having to hire an attorney to do it . . .]]></description>
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		<title>House headed for showdown over charter school amendment</title>
		<link>http://gareport.com/story/2012/02/07/house-headed-for-showdown-over-charter-school-amendment/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:14:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Crawford</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[charter schools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[constitutional amendment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jan Jones]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[local funding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stacey Abrams]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The House is getting closer to a floor vote on a constitutional amendment regulating charter school funding by the state . . .]]></description>
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		<title>Kemp:  Obama’s name will remain on the ballot</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:26:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Crawford</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[birthers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brian Kemp]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Georgia ballot]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michael Malihi]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Secretary of State Brian Kemp rejects birther complaints, says President Barack Obama's name will be listed on the presidential primary ballot in Georgia . . .]]></description>
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