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	<title>Tom Crawford&#039;s Georgia Report &#187; Sam Olens</title>
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	<description>The leading daily source on issues and developments from Georgia state government</description>
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		<title>Political Notes – Cagle, a longtime opponent of tax increases, now backs a tax increase</title>
		<link>http://gareport.com/story/2012/05/18/political-notes-cagle-a-longtime-opponent-of-tax-increases-now-backs-a-tax-increase/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 17:08:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Crawford</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Casey Cagle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FDIC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lynn Westmoreland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[payday lending]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sam Olens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[structured transactions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[T-SPLOST]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[transportation sales tax]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The T-SPLOST referendum has even turned Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle into a politician who supports tax hikes . . .]]></description>
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		<title>Deal signs revision of open meetings and records laws</title>
		<link>http://gareport.com/story/2012/04/17/deal-signs-revision-of-open-meetings-and-records-laws/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 19:15:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Crawford</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[economic development projects]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nathan Deal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[open meetings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[open records]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sam Olens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[secret records]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Legislation revamping the open records act is signed by the governor; it will allow the state to keep secret documents about economic development projects . . . ]]></description>
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		<title>Georgia, WellCare settle Medicaid allegations</title>
		<link>http://gareport.com/story/2012/04/09/georgia-wellcare-settle-medicaid-allegations/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 15:52:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Crawford</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[DCH]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Georgia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medicaid fraud]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sam Olens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[settlement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WellCare]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A settlement with WellCare over charges of Medicaid fraud will bring Georgia $33 million as its share of the multi-state agreement . . .]]></description>
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		<title>Political Notes – Drug-testing bill could trigger a lawsuit</title>
		<link>http://gareport.com/story/2012/04/04/political-notes-drug-testing-bill-could-trigger-a-lawsuit/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 18:59:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Crawford</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[drug testing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ethics laws]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ford]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fourth Amendment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gerry Weber]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nathan Deal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ron Jackson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sam Olens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TANF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technical College System]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tex McIver]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unemployment benefits]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Litigation is being prepared in anticipation of Gov. Nathan Deal signing into law the requirement that welfare applicants undergo a drug screening test . . .]]></description>
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		<title>Pain clinic regulation bill passes Senate</title>
		<link>http://gareport.com/story/2012/03/28/pain-clinic-regulation-bill-passes-senate/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 16:36:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Crawford</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Composite Medical Board]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pain management clinics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sam Olens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tom Weldon]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Senate passes bill that gives the Composite Medical Board added authority to license and regulate pain management clinics . . .]]></description>
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		<title>Final passage near on open records revision</title>
		<link>http://gareport.com/story/2012/03/27/final-passage-near-on-open-records-revision/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 17:50:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Crawford</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Jay Powell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[open meetings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[open records]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sam Olens]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Senate approves legislation revamping the state's open records and open meetings laws; if the House agrees to changes, it will go to the governor . . .]]></description>
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		<title>Bill revising open records law is adopted</title>
		<link>http://gareport.com/story/2012/03/05/bill-revising-open-records-law-is-adopted/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 22:47:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Crawford</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Jay Powell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[open meetings law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[open records law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sam Olens]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[House approves revisions to state's open meetings, open records laws . . .]]></description>
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		<title>Political Notes – Death as the ultimate lobbying tactic</title>
		<link>http://gareport.com/story/2012/03/01/political-notes-death-as-the-ultimate-lobbying-tactic/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2012 22:31:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Crawford</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ann Purcell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[concealed weapons]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[death threats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[firearms]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[immigration law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[metal theft]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michael Boggs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nathan Deal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sam Olens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The GBI looks into reported death threats made against a legislator whose committee isn't voting fast enough on a gun carry bill . . .]]></description>
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		<title>Georgia gets fair share of mortgage abuse settlement</title>
		<link>http://gareport.com/story/2012/02/10/georgia-gets-fair-share-of-mortgage-abuse-settlement/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:35:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Crawford</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Eric Holder]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[foreclosure abuses]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Justice Department]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mortgage servicing firms]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sam Olens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[settlement]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Georgia joins with 48 other states and the federal Justice Department in a $25 billion settlement of charges of mortgage service and foreclosure abuses . . .]]></description>
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		<title>Political Notes – Georgia’s out of the running in this race</title>
		<link>http://gareport.com/story/2011/12/16/political-notes-%e2%80%93-georgia%e2%80%99s-out-of-the-running-in-this-race/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 19:46:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Crawford</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Casey Cagle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chip Rogers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Wilkinson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mike Crane]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Newt Gingrich]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[public schools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Race to the Top]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[robo calls]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sam Olens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tommie Williams]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Georgia falters in the latest round of "Race to the Top" grants for K-12 education programs, does not get any federal money . . .]]></description>
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