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City approves 2 zoning issues, to consider hospital request in April
Moultrie City Council had four zoning cases on their agenda last week, but the one that drew multiple people to the meeting received no discussion.
Author: Kevin Hall - Page 2 Moultrie Observer
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State Senate panel advances anti-squatting legislation
A state Senate committee advanced legislation Monday following up on a bill the General Assembly passed last year aimed at illegal squatters.
by Kevin Hall, Monday, March 24, 2025 2:36 pm
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Georgia lawmakers focusing on artificial intelligence
By the time the 2025 General Assembly session gavels to a close early next month, Georgia lawmakers are expected to have taken the first steps ...
by Kevin Hall, Sunday, March 23, 2025 7:01 am
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Tort reform gains final passage in General Assembly
A tort reform bill Republican Gov. Brian Kemp made his top priority for this year's legislative session gained final passage in the General Assembly Friday.
by Kevin Hall, Friday, March 21, 2025 6:21 pm
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Legislature passes two tax relief bills
Georgia taxpayers will pay a little less after Gov. Brian Kemp signs two tax relief measures following their approval Thursday by the state Senate.
by Kevin Hall, Thursday, March 20, 2025 6:10 pm
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Tort reform bill squeaks through Georgia House
The Republican-controlled state House of Representatives narrowly passed GOP-backed tort reform legislation Thursday over objections from Democrats that the bill is both unnecessary and would ...
by Kevin Hall, Thursday, March 20, 2025 3:17 pm
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State Senate health committee approves IVF bill
Legislation codifying into state law the right of women seeking to become pregnant to receive in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment cleared a Georgia Senate committee ...
by Kevin Hall, Thursday, March 20, 2025 10:07 am
Columns
HARRY MARTINEZ: Conflict within
While external conflicts are often thought of as nations and people warring against one another, there is a spiritual conflict that is far greater than ...
by Kevin Hall, Wednesday, March 19, 2025 8:23 am
Columns
EDDIE SEAGLE: Spring and March pointers in the landscape
“Blossom by blossom the Spring begins.” Algernon Swinburne. “Spring has returned. The Earth is like a child that knows poems.” Rainer Maria Rilke. “The first ...
by Kevin Hall, Wednesday, March 19, 2025 7:20 am
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Voters will be asked next year whether to expand conservation tax breaks for farmers
Farmers may soon get more tax relief under a decades-old program designed to keep agricultural land out of developers’ hands.