Political Notes – Newt’s trounced in Florida, but will fight on

Newt Gingrich says he's not leaving the GOP presidential race, even after a lopsided defeat in the Florida primary . . .

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Tags: DUI , John Tyler , judgeship , Mitt Romney , Nathan Deal , Newt Gingrich , Republican primary , Roger Lane

House bill eliminates dozens of school regulations

Legislation passed by the House will eliminate nearly 40 outmoded or obsolete regulations and funding provisions related to public education . . .

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Tags: 65 percent rule , funding provisions , public schools , regulations

Senate approves bump in college bond financing

More bond money for college construction projects would be available under legislation passed by the Georgia Senate . . .

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Tags: bonding authority , construction projects , GHEFA , University System

House panel delays vote on immigrant student bill

House committee hears emotional testimony on a bill to prohibit undocumented immigrants from attending a Georgia college, but does not vote on the measure . . .

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Tags: ban immigrants , Carl Rogers , Hank Huckaby , House Higher Education Committee , immigrant students , Tom Rice , University System

Senate bill allows hunters to use silencers

Senate passes bill to allow hunters to put silencers on their weapons; bill now advances to the House . . .

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Tags: hunting , silencers , wild hogs

House passes bill to fix nursing law glitch

Georgia House tries to correct a flaw in state law that prevents qualified nurses from obtaining state licenses . . .

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Tags: military nurses , nursing licenses , Sharon Cooper

Heath draws GOP challenger for Senate seat

State Sen. Bill Heath, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, draws a Republican opponent this year . . .

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Tags: Bill Carruth , Bill Heath , state senate

Bill seeks to slow down the incorporation process

DeKalb County legislators are at odds over the proposed creation of a new city of Brookhaven . . .

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Tags: Brookhaven , DeKalb County , elena parent , incorporation , Mark Hamilton , Mary Margaret Oliver , Mike Jacobs , Tom Taylor

Political Notes – Poll shows support for HOPE income cap

A poll conducted by Better Georgia shows strong support for placing a family income limitation on applicants for the HOPE scholarship . . .

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Tags: Barack Obama , Bev Perdue , Dalton , family income cap , HOPE schlarship , north carolina , Superior Court Judge Robert Adams

Senate passes the latest version of a ‘sunset’ commission

The State Senate passes a bill that would provide for the legislative elimination of state government agencies; the measure awaits a vote in the House . . .

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Tags: eliminate departments , state agencies , sunset commission