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State Senate gives locals extra leeway on property tax relief
Legislation giving Georgia cities, counties and school districts until April 30 to decide whether to opt out of offering a property tax break voters approved ...
Author: Kevin Hall - Page 4 Tifton Gazette
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Lawmakers hear praise, concerns about legislation to stop school shooters
Legislation designed to avert another school shooting like the one that left four dead at Apalachee High School last fall got a hearing in a ...
by Kevin Hall, Tuesday, March 25, 2025 9:31 am
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State Senate panel advances anti-squatting legislation
A state Senate committee advanced legislation Monday following up on a bill the General Assembly passed last year aimed at illegal squatters.
by Kevin Hall, Monday, March 24, 2025 2:37 pm
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Georgia lawmakers focusing on artificial intelligence
By the time the 2025 General Assembly session gavels to a close early next month, Georgia lawmakers are expected to have taken the first steps ...
by Kevin Hall, Sunday, March 23, 2025 7:02 am
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Tort reform gains final passage in General Assembly
A tort reform bill Republican Gov. Brian Kemp made his top priority for this year's legislative session gained final passage in the General Assembly Friday.
by Kevin Hall, Friday, March 21, 2025 6:22 pm
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Legislature passes two tax relief bills
Georgia taxpayers will pay a little less after Gov. Brian Kemp signs two tax relief measures following their approval Thursday by the state Senate.
by Kevin Hall, Thursday, March 20, 2025 6:08 pm
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Tort reform bill squeaks through Georgia House
The Republican-controlled state House of Representatives narrowly passed GOP-backed tort reform legislation Thursday over objections from Democrats that the bill is both unnecessary and would ...
by Kevin Hall, Thursday, March 20, 2025 3:15 pm
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State Senate health committee approves IVF bill
Legislation codifying into state law the right of women seeking to become pregnant to receive in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment cleared a Georgia Senate committee ...
by Kevin Hall, Thursday, March 20, 2025 10:06 am
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Pending legislation could help school boards lower tax rates
ATLANTA — A bill that allows certain school systems to “give money back to the taxpayers,” according to state Sen. Sam Watson, is on its ...
by Kevin Hall, Wednesday, March 19, 2025 8:23 pm
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Voters will be asked next year whether to expand conservation tax breaks for farmers
Farmers may soon get more tax relief under a decades-old program designed to keep agricultural land out of developers’ hands.