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Georgia state Senate passes controversial religious freedom bill along party lines
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThe state Senate’s Republican majority passed a religious freedom bill Thursday, resurrecting an...
‘Religious freedom’ advances on Legislature’s deadline day as Georgia culture wars rage on
Georgia Recorder via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThursday was Crossover Day in the Georgia Legislature, the deadline for bills to easily pass from...
Georgia bill aims to protect religious liberty. Opponents say it's a license to discriminate
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 3 months agoGeorgia lawmakers are revisiting a nearly decade-old fight over whether the state needs to protect...
Senate Advances Religious Freedom Amendment to Marriage Equality Bill
The Advocate via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe U.S. Senate Monday advanced a religious freedom amendment to a marriage equality bill, the...
‘Religious liberty’ legislation emerges from eight-year slumber at the Georgia Capitol
Georgia Recorder via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThe Georgia Senate Judiciary Committee advanced a divisive bill on Thursday that its backers contend...
Georgia Republicans say religious liberty needs protection, but Democrats warn of discrimination
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 3 months agoGeorgia Republicans are voting to protect religious rights from being trampled by state and local...
Georgia Senate passes bill adding 30 crimes that require bail; also makes it harder to post bail
Savannah Morning News via Yahoo News· 4 months agoLegislators in the Georgia Senate commemorated National Freedom Day hours before approving a bill to...
Crossover Day: Georgia lawmakers tackle immigration, religious freedom protections, more
Savannah Morning News via Yahoo News· 3 months agoGeorgia lawmakers worked well into the night on Thursday to meet a key deadline and advance legislation that could reshape the state. Thursday was Crossover Day, the last day of each legislative ...
Georgia House passes bill imposing harsher penalties for swatting, drive-by shootings
Savannah Morning News via Yahoo News· 3 months agoA bill imposing harsher penalties against swatting in Georgia passed in the state House of...
Religious freedom bill vetoed 7 years ago, Ga. lawmakers looking to try again
WSB Cox articles via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSeven years after a Georgia governor vetoed a religious freedom bill, another lawmaker is ready to try again. Channel 2′s Richard Elliot learned some critics ae worried the bill could open the ...