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School district wants $40k for records on niqab-wearing, Muslim high school teacher

Tuesday, June 30 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) - Georgia's largest school district has quoted a community activist nearly $40,000 to fulfill a public records request - an estimate a First Amendment attorney calls "crazy high" and potentially out of scope. ... Read More.

Georgia preparing for additional SNAP costs

Monday, June 29 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) - Georgia is prepared to incur additional administrative fees for the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, and its high error rate gives the state more time to begin paying part of the benefit costs, according to the Department of Human Services. ... Read More.

Georgia-based company adding 300 jobs in central Georgia

Thursday, June 25 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) - Yancey Engineering Solutions is opening a new facility in central Georgia's Crisp County, a move state officials said would bring 300 jobs in the next few years. ... Read More.

Senators defend their positions on local sales tax bills

Wednesday, June 24 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) - The day after Democrats voted against a possible local option sales tax for Georgia's cities and counties, one senator defended her vote in the "name of affordability." ... Read More.

Georgia senators end special session with vote on elections

Tuesday, June 23 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) - The question of how ballots would be counted in Georgia's elections was answered Tuesday with a bill that delays a QR code ban on ballot counting and begins the process of seeking a new voting system. ... Read More.

Not even Santa Claus can get a favorable vote from Georgia Democrats

Tuesday, June 23 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) - Even Santa Claus couldn't get a favorable vote from Georgia Democrats on Tuesday. The town of Santa Claus and more than 90 other cities and... Read More.

Georgia’s local sales tax bills are dying

Monday, June 22 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) - Sixty-six Georgia cities and counties hoping for a 1-cent sales tax to offset property taxes will not get a chance to put it before voters. ... Read More.

Hand recount amendment blasted in committee hearing

Monday, June 22 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) - Georgia election officials and others said Monday that hand recounts of ballots in the top two races would be lengthy and costly. The Senate attached... Read More.

Georgia Senate passes voting bill over Democrats’ objections

Saturday, June 20 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) - Georgia Senate Democrats echoed their House counterparts on Saturday, opposing bills that would address the state's voting system and local sales taxes for property tax relief. ... Read More.

House Democrats tank sales tax for property tax relief

Saturday, June 20 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) - Georgia House Democrats defeated legislation that would have allowed Georgia cities and counties to use a penny sales tax for property tax relief in a rare Saturday special session. ... Read More.

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