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- SC lawmakers approve $5B spending plan
The plan raises the state's cigarette by 30-cents-per-pack to 37 cents. The money goes to a trust fund for Medicaid expenses.
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- MCG program cuts off the table, lay-offs not
We have new information about budget cuts and the Medical College of Georgia. Things don't look as bad for students, but the same can't be said for employees.
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- Partisan vote on voter bill passes Georgia Senate
In a partisan vote, the Senate has approved a bill that would allow voters to register online with a valid Georgia driver's license or identification card.
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- Ralston: Pass transportation bill
Speaker David Ralston urged a House panel to get moving on a bill that could provide new funding for roads. - Massey ends congressional campaign
Shane Massey announced today that he will not be running for the 3rd Congressional District.
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- Senate OKs jobs bill for Obama's signature
The bill was passed Wednesday on a bipartisan 68-29 vote.
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- Georgia lawmaker wants drug tests for aid recipients
The bill from state Rep. Michael Harden would strip benefits from anyone who fails a drug test.
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- Judge nixes ex-SC executioner's suit
Two employees said they were forced to perform executions in order to keep leadership positions.
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- Mayor: For Masters security, public safety "first thing"
The city of Augusta is getting ready for what some are calling a media craze as Tiger Woods makes his return to golf at this year's Masters. Security is now taking center stage.
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- Augusta Commission meetings moving to 5pm
It is official. You will now have a chance to catch Augusta Commission meetings after work.
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- House OK's ban on crime scene photo release
Georgia's open records law would ban the release of crime scene photos showing dismembered body parts or nude genitalia under legislation approved unanimously in the House.
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- Senate clears way for local street races in Ga.
Under the proposal, racing on highways or streets would be allowed when the race is sanctioned by the county or municipality and the road is closed to other traffic during the race.
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- Stevens considers retiring from Supreme Court
Stevens is the second oldest justice in U.S. history and fourth longest-serving.
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- SC political candidates to file for office
South Carolinians will elect a U.S. senator and all six U.S. representatives this year.
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- $500,000 golf statues leave storage for Augusta Museum of History
Augusta is planning to seal a multi-million dollar deal with the state of Georgia. Six legends of golf have been moved out of storage and into a new home.
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- US census forms arrive in the mail: What to expect
The government's once-a-decade population count will be used to divvy up congressional seats and more than $400 billion in federal aid.
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- SC legislators to use bailout cash to fix budget
Debate of the state's $5 billion budget begins Monday in the House and is expected to continue through the rest of the week.
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- On the hook for Golf Hall, Ga. considers transfer
A spokesman for Gov. Sonny Perdue, Bert Brantley, says everyone agrees the land isn't being used properly.
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- Bailout money at center of S.C. budget debate
South Carolina's budget debate this week can put legislators in a bind as they use federal bailout money to preserve health services to the state disabled, poor and elderly and consider raising the state's cigarette tax.
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- Georgia bracing for water wars
When Gov. Sonny Perdue pitches in next week to help Gov. Charlie Crist of Florida in his bid to become a U.S. Senator, the gesture may be about more than helping out a fellow Republican in a tough campaign.
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- Lawmakers probe lax enforcement of animal rules
In a written response to the GAO, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said it planned to use auditors' findings and recommendations to improve efforts to enforce humane slaughtering laws.
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- SC foresters ask for protection for planned fires
Forestry experts said at a House Judiciary subcommittee meeting Thursday that they sometimes need to set fires to burn debris so wildfires won't spread as fast.
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- Developers lay out plans for major hotel chain in downtown Augusta
Developers of a major hotel chain are laying out plans for growth in downtown Augusta. New road construction will direct you right into the thick of the new developments.
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- House delays vote on anti-bullying proposal
Efforts to update Georgia's anti-bullying statute stalled in the House as its supporters faced opposition from fellow representatives.
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- Perdue proposes deep healthcare cuts
Gov. Sonny Perdue is proposing deep new cuts to the state's healthcare providers, slashing the amount they receive for treating Medicaid patients and removing a sales tax exemption for non-profit hospitals.
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- Ga.'s system to defend the poor still reeling
The state's ailing system to defend the poor has struggled almost since its start in 2005.
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- Only on 12: Harbin says $300M education cuts "ridiculous", "never going to happen"
After fierce protests from students it seems top state leaders are back-tracking on education cuts.
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- Senator proposes cutting 19 superior court judges
Lawmakers have been hard-pressed to find further ways to cut costs to address Georgia's $1.1 billion budget shortfall.
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- SC spending plan could cut almost 2,300 jobs
The state has more than 62,000 regular, full-time workers. Many of those would be affected by unpaid furloughs.
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- Georgia prosecutor says public defender act 'flawed'
A top Georgia prosecutor suggested that the Georgia Supreme Court strike down the law that created the statewide public defender system because it was "fatally flawed."
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- News 12 exposes illegal dumping; marshals kick off county-wide sweep
Augusta is cracking down on illegal dumping. The Richmond County Marshal's office is kicking off a county wide sweep to clean up the streets. We are there as they investigate an illegal dumping site we first exposed.
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- SC spending plan could cut almost 2,300 jobs
South Carolina agencies say planned spending cuts will eliminate nearly 2,300 jobs.
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- Georgia House OK's food safety bill
A law that passed last year requires plants to alert state inspectors within 24 hours if internal tests show their products are tainted.
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- Senate to take up unemployment insurance extension
The bill could gain momentum because it contains about 60 popular tax breaks for individuals and businesses that expired at the end of last year.
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- Committee approves bill expanding gun carry areas
Under the bill, restaurant owners, churches and other private property owners could choose whether to allow guns on their property.
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- Aiken County property taxes could help fund new schools
From outdated restrooms to mobile classrooms, Aiken County schools are in desperate need of upgrades and rebuilds.
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- Changes planned after property owners trash garbage service
Augusta's solid waste department is recommending changes after property owners trash garbage service
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- Only on 12: City departments claim savings amid $400,000 pay increases
Augusta city leaders say they've found a way to save taxpayers as much as half a million dollars. So what's the catch? News 12's Chris Thomas has the scoop.
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- Grantham takes Aitken to task on meetings
When was the last time you went to an Augusta Commission meeting? A bid for later meetings is causing bitter division.
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- SC's driver vision test requirement goes ignored
Seven years after South Carolina changed the way it required drivers to prove their eyesight is adequate, the state has failed to establish a system of notifying people when they need to take vision tests or track who has done so.
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- House panel OK's transportation plan
A special House panel has approved a transportation funding plan that would allow regions in the state to vote on a one-cent sales tax hike to pay for road improvements.
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- Court to rule in military funeral protest case
The justices will hear an appeal from the father of a Marine killed in Iraq to reinstate a $5 million verdict against the protesters.
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- Higher fees could fill GA budget shortfall
Georgia lawmakers are considering raising more than 100 fees on everything from licensing gun dealers to permitting billboards.
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- Lawmakers to ASU, MCG communities: "We're on your side"
Local state lawmakers spoke to students and faculty at Augusta State University Friday morning, letting them know they will work to reduce proposed cuts at ASU and MCG.
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- Georgia parents, kids fight for 4-H
More than 150,000 kids will be affected if Georgia's 4-H program is killed. Seven thousand of those are right here in our area. Now, students and parents are getting ready to fight back.
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- Ga. gets $12M in transportation stimulus
The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded Georgia more than $12 million in stimulus dollars for transit improvements across the state.
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- Edgefield County Council meeting rescheduled
The Edgefield County Council has moved its meeting to Wednesday, March 10 at 6 p.m. - Ga. part of 16 finalists for 'Race to the Top'
Georgia is one of 16 finalists for more than $4 billion in competitive federal grants targeting education reform.
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- Perdue blasts proposed college cuts
Governor Sonny Perdue pledged to protect the state's public colleges from deep cuts being pushed by state lawmakers that would force steep tuition hikes and would eliminate popular programs, like 4-H.
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- House to vote on tax breaks for new hires
Economists such as Mark Zandi of Moody's Economy.com say the tax credit could create about 250,000 new jobs.
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