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Keisha Lance Bottoms proposes grocery tax relief for Georgia families
1+ week, 4+ day ago (138+ words) What would Keisha Lance Bottoms do to lower grocery costs in Georgia? In this clip from the AJC's "Politically Georgia" podcast, the Democratic candidate for Georgia governor tells AJC chief political... Keisha Lance Bottoms proposes grocery tax relief for Georgia…...
Bottoms ups the ante in feud over debates in race for Georgia governor
1+ week, 5+ day ago (486+ words) Months after the campaigns of Republican Rick Jackson and Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms first issued challenges to the other over when, where and how to debate ahead of the November elections, there’s still little agreement on how voters will hear…...
Raffensperger: Runoff election audit shows errors came from hand-marked ballots
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (316+ words) Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announced July 9 that results from an audit of the June 16 runoff showed errors came exclusively from hand-marked ballots. The results came from a ballot image audit that Raffensperger said “demonstrated the inherent risk in…...
Georgia sales tax swap dies, leaving property tax relief unclear
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (212+ words) ATLANTA — Democrats in the Legislature on Monday closed the door on Republican proposals to implement new local sales taxes to offset homeowner property tax bills. On the fourth day of their special session, Republicans got a redo of a vote…...
Georgia's local sales tax bills are dying
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (374+ words) (The Center Square) – Sixty-six Georgia cities and counties hoping for a 1-cent sales tax to offset property taxes will not get a chance to put it before voters. Democrats in the House of Representatives voted against the bills, which needed a…...
Democrats again block GOP plan to swap property tax cuts for sales tax increases
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (629+ words) For a second time this year, Democrats in the Georgia House rejected a Republican plan to reduce homeowner property tax bills. The Democrats’ argument was unchanged from their refusal to support a similar GOP tax plan earlier this year: a…...
Sports betting industry backs Georgia legislators as it seeks legal gambling
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (835+ words) Sports betting firms have had a tough time trying to legalize their product in Georgia, but a recent blitz of campaign spending suggests the industry believes its fortunes could change. Political committees largely funded by sports betting companies spent nearly…...
Georgia Congresswoman pushing for legislation to address states high pregnancy death rates
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (289+ words) Doctors say when compared to other states, Georgia has one of the highest rates of mothers dying while pregnant or post partum. Channel 2 Action News Lori Wilson spoke to a Georgia Congresswoman Nikema Williams about the legislation she’s pushing to…...
Georgia lawsuit challenges restrictions on certified nurse-midwives - AOL
4+ mon, 4+ day ago (327+ words) SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — A lawsuit challenging Georgia’s midwifery regulations is drawing attention to the state’s maternal health care shortages and restrictions placed on certified nurse-midwives. The lawsuit argues that Georgia law limits access to care by requiring certified nurse-midwives to…...
GOP candidates for governor in Georgia clash over the mounds of cash pouring into the race
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (774+ words) A pair of debates aimed at informing voters ahead of the May primary election was mostly tense and sometimes personal as frontrunners in both the Republican and Democratic primaries in the race for governor took the opportunity to sling attacks…...