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- Wednesday, June 19, 2013 Gainesville, Georgia
Archive By Section - State government
Senate approves guns in church bill
The Georgia Senate approved legislation last week that would let churches decide whether they want to allow weapons in their places of worship.
Lawmakers may double state's cigarette tax
Georgia lawmakers are considering a plan that would nearly double the state's tax on cigarettes. Smokers and store owners are concerned, but health advocates are pushing for more.
Gainesville man appointed to state optometry board
Gov. Nathan Deal appointed Jody Whisenant of Gainesville to the State Board of Optometry. The board is responsible for regulating licensed optometrists in Georgia. It reviews applications, administers examinations, licenses qualified applicants and regulates the practice of licensees throughout the state, according to the Secretary of State's office. Whisenant is a partner in Eye Care Associates, P.C., a comprehensive optometry practice. He is a member of the American Optometric Association, as well as a member ...
State may stabilize funds from gas tax
A tax reform council has recommended changing the formula for Georgia's motor fuel tax - the bread and butter of the state's transportation budget.
Under the Gold Dome: Day 30
Senate Senate Bill 263: Include security cameras in the charge of criminal damage to property in the second degree. House House Bill 538: Create the Board of Locksmiths to license and register locksmiths and apprentices. HB 539: Change the term of office for the Savannah board of education president. HB 540: Provide a homestead exemption for the municipal ad valorem tax in Young Harris. HB 541: Create the criminal charge of ...
Seniors concerned over possibly losing tax exemptions
Senior citizens are worried that proposals made by a tax council to revamp Georgia's tax code will do more harm than good for their wallets.
Legislators move dozens of bills on Crossover Day
Senate and House representatives under Georgia's Gold Dome scrambled through nearly 100 bills Wednesday as they speed toward the end of the 2011 legislative session.
4 percent tax may be added to haircuts and more
Carolyn Adams thinks a change in Georgia's taxes could work in the long run. The owner of Hair Artistry on South Enota Avenue already pays income taxes, payroll taxes and taxes on her hair products, but she sees the logic behind moving to consumption-based taxes. "It would be a huge shock in the beginning because there would be this across-the-board change," she said. "Honestly, some people might not get their hair done as often, but ...
Georgia may put a 4 percent sales tax on groceries
There aren't many certainties in life, but one thing you can count on is that people will always buy food.
Under the Gold Dome: Day 29
Highlights Georgia lawmakers approved several bills Monday as the deadline loomed for Crossover Day, or the 30th day of the legislative session on Wednesday when bills must pass from one chamber to another to become law. The House passed a zero-based budgeting bill, 126-45, which would require state agencies to justify their expenditures once every six years as opposed to the current system, which only requires department heads to explain budget changes. Former Gov. Sonny ...
Legislation could mean higher cell phone, cable bills
Satellite subscribers, cell phone users and cable customers could see a jump in their bills if state lawmakers approve a proposal to change Georgia's tax code.
Lawmakers work to shift tax burden to consumers
Statewide lawmakers soon will undertake the massive task of rewriting Georgia's tax code, leaving consumers worried about how it will hit their wallets.
Deal appoints 2 local residents to state boards
Gov. Nathan Deal has appointed two Hall County men to serve on state boards. Tom Watkins of Gainesville will serve on the Georgia Composite Board of Professional Counselors, Social Workers, & Marriage and Family Therapists. The board regulates the practice of professional counseling, social work and marriage and family therapy by enforcing education and licensing requirements. Watkins has been in the counseling industry more than 20 years and is director of New Hope Counseling which ...
Under the Gold Dome: Day 28
Highlights Georgia's most violent felons may be required to carry a special mark on their driver's licenses and other state identification cards. House members voted 97-46 to add a designation on the IDs of those convicted of seven violent felonies - murder, kidnapping, rape, armed robbery, aggravated sodomy, aggravated child molestation and aggravated sexual battery. House Bill 91 requires the mark to remain as long as the person is on probation or parole. ...
Under the Gold Dome: Day 27
Highlights Illegal immigrants could face a felony for a first-time offense of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs under a bill the state Senate approved Thursday. Senate Bill 162 passed by a 35-18 vote and now moves to the House for consideration. Democrats tried unsuccessfully to table the legislation by a 34-20 vote. Illegal immigrants convicted of driving under the influence could face fines between $1,000 and $5,000 and imprisonment for ...
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GOP dominates 3 open congressional races
SAVANNAH - With three U.S. House seats in Georgia wide open in 2014, the chance to go to Washington is already attracting a crowd of several state legislators, a minister, a surgeon, a political novice and an ex-congressman seeking a comeback. So far, not one is a Democrat.
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