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Georgia House committee takes up sports betting

ATLANTA - A proposed constitutional amendment the state Senate passed late last month letting Georgia voters decide whether to legalize sports betting got its first hearing in the state House of Representatives Monday. While Georgia lawmakers have considered bills in...

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Labor Commissioner Thompson diagnosed with cancer

Georgia Commissioner of Labor Bruce Thompson ATLANTA - Georgia Commissioner of Labor Bruce Thompson announced Friday he has been diagnosed with an advanced stage of pancreatic cancer that has spread to his liver. Thompson vowed to remain in office while he fights the...

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Georgia Senate passes CON reform measure

ATLANTA - The state Senate passed legislation Thursday making significant reforms to Georgia's Certificate of Need (CON) law governing hospital construction and medical services, over the objections of some Democrats who called for Medicaid expansion. Senate...

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