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Unlike D.C. lawmakers, state legislators are getting things done

The Georgia General Assembly just finished its regular session for this year, and what a contrast it showed between our federal government in Washington...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/opinion/opinion-columns/2013-04-13/unlike-dc-lawmak
Confessed Augusta murderer seeks lighter sentence

...we're asking you to extend a judicial bridge when in fact this is just the natural consequence of what the Georgia General Assembly did in 1993," he said, citing the year the Legislature enacted the eligibility for life without parole.He...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/crime-courts/2013-04-16/confessed-augusta-murd
Georgia, other states seek licensing on health reform outreach

...navigators," Zeldin said. In Georgia and many other states, however, they might be asked to get licensed.The Georgia General Assembly passed House Bill 198 earlier this year and it is still awaiting Gov. Nathan Deal's signature. Deal spokesman...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/health/2013-04-21/georgia-other-states-seek-li
Stone is an exemplary lawyer and legislator

In the aftermath of the recently completed 2013 session of the Georgia General Assembly, I would like to take this opportunity to publicly thank my fellow attorney, state Sen. Jesse Stone, who represents Burke...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/opinion/letters/2013-04-20/stone-exemplary-lawyer-a
Ga. gun control supporters marshal Obama campaign help

...Supporters of greater controls on guns have rolled out their latest weapon, so to speak, in the debate at the Georgia General Assembly, namely President Obama.During a Capitol press conference Friday, volunteers with Organizing for Action...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/government/2013-02-25/ga-gun-control-supporter
Georgia lawmakers face looming deadline on ethics proposals

ATLANTA - As the Georgia General Assembly's legislative session winds toward a close, members of a key Senate committee next week will consider a plan from House Speaker...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/government/2013-03-15/georgia-lawmakers-face-l
Scholarship program faces tighter rules after abuse allegations

...couldn't imagine her being anywhere else, but without the scholarship it would be a struggle," Hester said.The Georgia General Assembly passed an expansion to the state's tax credit scholarship program last month, which increased the amount of...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/education/2013-04-07/scholarship-program-faces
Road name to honor teacher

...15th Street at 11a.m. The renaming was spurred by a House resolution proposed by Rep. Wayne Howard in the Georgia General Assembly.A 1939 graduate of Paine College, Crawford worked as a teacher with the Richmond County Board of Education...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/education/2013-03-20/road-name-honor-teacher
Road name dedication honoring teacher to move indoors

...Ruth B. Crawford Highway. The renaming was spurred by a House resolution proposed by Rep. Wayne Howard in the Georgia General Assembly.A 1939 graduate of Paine College, Crawford worked as a teacher with the Richmond County Board of Education...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2013-03-22/road-name-dedication-honoring
Concussions concern Georgia, researchers

...the 44th state to pass a law requiring greater attention to youth sports players who get a concussion after the Georgia General Assembly overwhelmingly approved a bill earlier this month. The Return to Play Act of 2013 would require schools and...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/health/2013-03-30/concussions-concern-georgia-