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		<title>Working for You in a Citizen Legislature</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:04:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Sen. Chip Pearson
ATLANTA (March 12, 2010) – For those who can’t come to Atlanta to see first-hand how the state legislature operates, I’d like to take this opportunity to explain how business works under the Gold Dome. 

The nation’s 50 state legislatures may be similarly structured, but differ vastly in how they operate.  In Georgia, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Georgia Property Owners Score Victory</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:43:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ATLANTA (March 12, 2010) – The most sweeping overhaul of the Georgia property tax system in decades has won unanimous (54-0) approval in the Georgia Senate. Senate Majority Leader Chip Rogers’ (R-Woodstock) Property Tax Assessment and Appeals reform bill is aimed at ensuring all Georgia properties are properly assessed at Fair Market Value and that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Senator James Recognizes HBCU Bus Tours.com with Senate Resolution</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:24:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ATLANTA (March 11, 2010) – Sen. Donzella James (D-College Park) will present HBCU Bus Tours.com with a Senate Resolution (SR 1197) honoring the organization for its 28 years of service.  The company connects inner city students with historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) around the country, allows them to tour the campuses and prepares students [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sen. Ronnie Chance named 2010 Legislator of the Year</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:53:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ATLANTA – (Mar 11, 2010) State Sen. Ronnie Chance (R-Tyrone) was recently presented with the Charles H. Barco Award by the Southeastern Legal Foundation as the 2010 Legislator of the Year.

 “Throughout my time as a state legislator, I have always admired the Southeastern Legal Foundation and the ideals they fight to protect,” said Sen. Chance.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Seabaugh announces Superior Court Reductions</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:28:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jennifer.kitt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ATLANTA (Mar. 10, 2010) – Senate Majority Whip Mitch Seabaugh (R-Sharpsburg) dropped legislation today that would reduce the number of Superior Court judges in an effort to find budget savings.  Currently Georgia has 205 Superior Court judges.  Seabaugh’s bill would reduce that number to 186.
 “Due to declining revenues for over 20 months and significant budget [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sen. Buckner to host Town Hall Meeting on Tax Allocation Districts</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:45:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kallarin.richards</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ATLANTA (March 9, 2010) – Sen. Gail Buckner (D-Jonesboro) will hold a town hall meeting in McDonough on Saturday, March 13 where tax allocation districts will be the main topic of discussion.  Bob White, executive director of the Henry County Development Authority, will present information about the Tax Allocation District that is being proposed by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sen. Judson Hill’s Medical ID Theft Protection Clears Senate</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:45:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MARIETTA (Mar. 9, 2010) – A bill aimed to protect Georgia families from the quickly-spreading crime of medical identification theft overwhelmingly passed the Georgia state Senate Monday.  State Sen. Judson Hill (R-Marietta) authored Senate Bill 334 which will bring felony charges against any person who willfully and fraudulently uses another person’s identity for obtaining medical [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sen. Judson Hill Announces Legislation Protecting Georgia’s Public Works Jobs</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:43:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MARIETTA (Mar. 8, 2010) – State Sen. Judson Hill (R-Marietta) today introduced the Georgia Public Works and Contractor Protection Act (Senate Bill 460) to help safeguard taxpayer-funded jobs in Georgia.  This important new legislation aims to clarify the existing legal process for obtaining public contracts and the employee eligibility verification system.  SB 460 also establishes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fort: State Cannot Afford to Ignore Dropout Rates</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:42:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>adam.sweat</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ATLANTA (March 8, 2010) – Sen. Vincent Fort (D-Atlanta) is urging the Senate to pass his Dropout Deterrent Act (SB132), which will increase the mandatory school attendance ages from 16 to 17.  Georgia has a dropout rate of 21 percent with 38,000 students failing to graduate from high school in 2007. High school dropouts cost [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sen. Orrock Announces Annual Women Entrepreneurs Day in Georgia</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:39:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kallarin.richards</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ATLANTA (March 8, 2010) – Sen. Nan Orrock (D-Atlanta) today announced the first Women Entrepreneurs Day in Georgia, now an annual event at the State Capitol.  Recognizing Georgia’s nearly 200,000 women business owners, Women Entrepreneurs Day highlights the impact women entrepreneurs make on the state and national economy. 

“Women-owned businesses are on the leading edge of [...]]]></description>
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