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Supreme Court agrees to hear pregnancy discrimination case

Monday, March 30 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) - The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear a case over pregnancy discrimination. The Georgia case, Younge v. Fulton Judicial District Attorney's Office, centers... Read More.

House debate raises questions about intent of Atlanta election bill

Friday, March 27 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) - An amended bill that would change elections in five metro Atlanta counties to nonpartisan raised more questions about the bill's intent in the House of Representatives on Friday. ... Read More.

Senate passes revamped House bill requiring hand-marked ballots

Friday, March 27 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) - Three weeks after the Georgia Senate failed to pass a bill requiring hand-marked ballots for the November elections, a revamped House bill with the same requirement was approved. ... Read More.

Food truck legislation amended for nonpartisan elections in Atlanta counties

Thursday, March 26 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) - House Bill 369 by former state Rep. Dexter Sharper, D-Valdosta, regarding food trucks was amended in the Senate to create nonpartisan elections for five metro Atlanta counties. ... Read More.

Georgia, Tennessee advance bills targeting red tape

Thursday, March 26 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) - A bill requiring agencies to weigh the impact of new regulations passed the Georgia Senate, while a similar bill is moving through the Tennessee General Assembly. ... Read More.

Georgia property tax bill raises concerns

Thursday, March 26 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) - Georgia lawmakers say a bill capping property tax growth will stymie the steep increases over the past six years, but local officials worry about how they would make up the lost revenue. ... Read More.

Supreme Court reverses $1B copyright lawsuit

Wednesday, March 25 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) - The U.S. Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision on Wednesday, ruled that an internet service provider is not liable in damages when its users unlawfully engage in copyright infringement. ... Read More.

Belgian pharma company making $2B investment in Georgia

Tuesday, March 24 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) - Belgian pharmaceutical company UCB Inc. is opening a biologics manufacturing facility in Gwinnett County, according to Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp. The facility will be located... Read More.

High school cellphone ban bill on its way to Kemp’s desk

Monday, March 23 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) - A bill that would ban cellphone use for Georgia high school students from "bell to bell" passed the Senate on Monday and was sent to Gov. Brian Kemp for his signature. ... Read More.

ICE agents arrive at Atlanta airport as wait times increase

Monday, March 23 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrived at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on Monday as security wait times continued to increase. The airport posted on... Read More.

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Supreme Court agrees to hear pregnancy discrimination case

House debate raises questions about intent of Atlanta election bill

Senate passes revamped House bill requiring hand-marked ballots

Food truck legislation amended for nonpartisan elections in Atlanta counties

Georgia, Tennessee advance bills targeting red tape

Georgia property tax bill raises concerns

Supreme Court reverses $1B copyright lawsuit

Belgian pharma company making $2B investment in Georgia

High school cellphone ban bill on its way to Kemp’s desk

ICE agents arrive at Atlanta airport as wait times increase

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