Month: February 2016
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Atlanta police make arrest in 1988 slaying
Atlanta police have arrested a 74-year-old man in connection a 1988 slaying.
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How Should We Use Casino Gaming Funds?
If you were given control of one billion dollars per year in state funding, how would you spend it? Casino revenues are projected to net one billion dollars per year, and legislation for casino gaming is currently before your General Assembly. However, the debate as to where the funds should go is still on-going.
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Chief Bicycle Officer, Chastain Park Conservancy Director to Address BBA
Also in February, the president of Georgia State University will give the keynote address during the BBA’s Annual Luncheon on Feb. 25 The chief bicycle officer for the city of Atlanta and the executive director for the Chastain Park Conservancy are slated to speak to the Buckhead Business Association (BBA) during breakfast meetings in February.…
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Georgia executes 72-year-old inmate for 1979 murder
The state of Georgia early Wednesday morning executed the oldest prisoner on its death row, state officials said.
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Pardons and Paroles denies clemency for Brandon Astor Jones
The Georgia State Board of Pardons and Paroles yesterday denied clemency for Brandon Astor Jones. Jones is slated to be executed this evening.
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Buckner: Georgia Needs a New EPD Buffer Provision
A law is only as good as it is understood and enforced. These laws, like the buffer provision in the Erosion and Sedimentation Act, are poorly written, not uniformly enforced, and are costly and frustrating for the taxpayer and property owners of Georgia.
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Georgia House passes Internal Revenue Code update
The Georgia House of Representatives unanimously passed House Bill 742, an annual Internal Revenue Code (IRC) update and makes changes to Georgia’s tax code to comply with the recently updated federal tax code.
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Bi-Partisan Support for Women’s Protection Bill
HB 713 has been assigned to the Juvenile Justice Committee.