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- Saturday, May 18, 2013 Gainesville, Georgia
Archive By Section - Georgia Legislature
Bill would aid workers’ compensation claims
A bill protecting people with workers' compensation claims against insolvent insurance companies is making its way through the state Capitol.
Local physicians pushing for cigarette tax
Hopes for a $1 tax on cigarettes may be snuffed by lawmakers who aren't looking to spark controversy with a new tax.
Budget cuts hit hospitals
Gov. Sonny Perdue's proposal to cut state funds by more than 10 percent for hospitals serving Medicaid patients could cost Northeast Georgia Health System more than $5 million, according to a source with the hospital.
Students gather to protest university cuts
Local students joined those from across the state Monday at the Capitol to rally against budget cuts to the University System of Georgia.
Bill using sales taxes for road projects may not fly politically
A bill that would fund transportation projects through sales taxes is a moving target, lawmakers say.
House and Senate OK water-saving rules
Identical water conservation bills that cleared both chambers of the legislature Wednesday send a message that Georgia intends to make the most of its allocation of the resource, lawmakers say.
Teachers wary of pay-for-performance legislation
Some local educators are skeptical of new legislation that would link teacher pay to student performance and eliminate pay incentives for teachers studying to get advanced degrees.
Perdue speaks out against education cuts
Local college leaders were heartened on Thursday by Gov. Sonny Perdue's pledge to protect the state's public colleges from sweeping cuts that would force thousands of layoffs and steep tuition hikes.
Chancellor: Georgia's higher education at risk
ATLANTA - Georgia lawmakers were urged Wednesday to soften the blows to public colleges and universities, which face up to $600 million in cuts as part of the state's budget crisis.
Cuts to extension, 4-H would be ‘devastating,’ officials say
If a budget scenario that slashes nearly $59 million in state funding from the University of Georgia becomes reality, half of Georgia's 158 county extension offices will go dark and 4-H programs across the state will completely disappear.
Students, officials respond to proposed university system budget cuts
Following Monday's release of a proposal to shave hundreds of millions of dollars from the University System of Georgia's budget, North Georgia College & State University and Gainesville State College communities are scrambling to rally against the unprecedented cuts.
University system budget cuts will affect many
A plan to cut hundreds of millions of dollars from the University System of Georgia's budget might mean cutting Gainesville State College's swimming program and eliminating 20 percent of the courses at North Georgia College & State University, according to a document compiled for lawmakers.
State budget worries colleges, students
As public universities scramble to meet state legislator's demands this week to slice their budgets by millions, local students are busy finding creative ways to fund their own higher education.
Lawmakers break to mull budget
It won't be a break involving drinks with tiny umbrellas, but state lawmakers plan to take a two-week hiatus to get their minds around a comparatively sized spending plan.
Private schools, students push to keep grant in budget
At 40 years old, Maureen Hewag doesn't look like the typical first-year student studying on a Monday afternoon in Brenau University's student center.
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