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Connected to Public Policy
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Gov. Deal has 40 days, until May 8, to sign or veto legislation and individual line items in the FY13 budget. |
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Gov. Deal has 40 days, until May 8, to sign or veto legislation and individual line items in the FY13 budget. |
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The Senate passed the FY13 budget, tax reform legislation (HB 386) was unveiled and passed both chambers. |
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Diiscussion surrounds SB 447, which cuts unemployment insurance for laid-off workers from a maximum of 26 weeks to a sliding scale of 12 to 20 weeks. |
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The House and Senate held heated debates over legislation requiring drug testing for adult applicants or recipients of a number of public-assistance programs. |
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Big news last week was the passage of the Juvenile Code rewrite in the House. HB 641 (Rep. Wendell Willard, 49th) passed Feb. 29 by a unanimous vote. |
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The AFY12 budget has passed both the House and Senate. The House-Senate budget conference committee must resolve differences. |
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The Senate Appropriations Committee votes on the Amended FY12 budget today; the full Senate is expected to vote Thursday. |
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Georgia and nine other states received a waiver from certain requirements of the No-Child-Left-Behind law. |
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The House voted unanimously on Feb. 2 to pass its version of the Amended FY12 budget with minimal changes to the governor’s proposed budget. |
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A recent report released by DCH evaluates the state’s redesign options for Medicaid and PeachCare. |
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View highlights from last week’s budget hearings on Gov. Nathan Deal’s proposed Amended Fiscal Year (AFY) 12 and FY13 budgets. |
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The House and Senate Appropriations Committees are meeting in joint session this week for briefings on the Amended FY12 and FY13 budgets. |
