Month: October 2009
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AG candidate: No trick or treating at sex offenders’ homes
ATLANTA – A candidate for state attorney general wants “No Candy Here” signs posted in from sex offenders’ homes on Halloween. “This law is aimed solely at protecting our children on Halloween,” state Rep. Rob Teilhet, D-Smyrna, said in a news release. “This is already working in Florida, Indiana and Maryland, and it is something…
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Ga. senators want legislation posted before consideration
Georgia’s two senators are among more than two dozen co-sponsoring a bill that requires proposed legislation be posted on the Internet at least 72 hours before the Senate or any committee debates or votes on the proposal. S.1772 also requires that a full score from the Congressional Budget Office, which includes the legislation’s estimated cost,…
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Blackburn opposed to ‘Net Neutrality’ regulations
U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., has introduced legislation prohibiting the FCC’s proposed “Net Neutrality” regulations. Under the regulations, the Internet would be less neutral, Blackburn argues, since the FCC would be regulating the Web in a similar fashion to how the federal agency regulates radio and television broadcasts. She also said the proposal is tantamount…
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Chambliss Co-Sponsors Legislation to Provide More Transparency in the Legislative Process
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., last week co-sponsored legislation calling for a change in Senate rules to require a Congressional Budget Office (CBO) score on all legislative matters. The bill also calls for the text of legislation to be posted on the Internet 72 hours prior to consideration by any Senate subcommittee or…
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Attorney General Announces Formal Medical Marijuana Guidelines
WASHINGTON — Attorney General Eric Holder announced formal guidelines for federal prosecutors in states that have enacted laws authorizing the use of marijuana for medical purposes. The guidelines make clear that the focus of federal resources should not be on individuals whose actions are in compliance with existing state laws, while underscoring that the DOJ…
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IAB Calls on FTC to Rescind Blogger Rules; Questions Constitutionality
NEW YORK — The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) is calling on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to withdraw recently issued enforcement guidance regarding the opinions and commentary of bloggers and other participants in social media, saying the rules unfairly and unconstitutionally impose penalties on online media for practices in which offline media have engaged for…
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Georgia: Department of Justice Decision on Voter Verification Process Directly Conflicts with Federal Law, Again
ATLANTA — Georgia Secretary of State Karen Handel says the state’s request to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to pre-clear its voter verification process has been denied for a second time. That decision comes, even though the process in question is required by federal law under the Help America Vote Act (HAVA), the secretary…
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Analysis: Billions goes to ‘low priority’ airport projects
More than 3,100 airport construction and rehabilitation projects received nearly $2 billion in funding between 2005 and 2009, even though they didn’t meet the Federal Aviation Administration’s criteria, according to Subsidyscope, an initiative of the Pew Economic Policy Group. The money was given in the form of grants under the FAA’s Airport Improvement Program (AIP).…
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