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Georgia Republicans push last minute bill to limit public access to lawmaker and police records
Georgia lawmakers formed a last minute proposal to limit public access to records about state lawmakers’ communications and ...
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Georgia GOP legislators push 11th hour surprise to further shield themselves from open records law
A late-emerging proposal in the Georgia Legislature would limit what the public can access in police reports and ...
Georgia Republicans Push Last-Minute Add-On to Bill to Limit Public Access to Lawmaker and Police Records
Skeptics say the hurried process was especially concerning for a bill that could shield information about lawmakers' work ...
SAFETY ALERT: Last-minute Ga. bill would keep you in the dark about crimes
An 11th-hour measure proposed in the Georgia General Assembly could radically restrict the public’s right to know about ...
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Georgia Republicans push last minute bill to limit public access to lawmaker and police records
A Fulton County judge originally ruled the city's police department didn't violate the Open Records Act. The Georgia Court of Appeals in March ruled that decision was premature, but the bill ...
Last-minute move affecting public access to some police records falls short
President of the Georgia Broadcaster Association shared his thoughts about an amendment to a bill that was introduced in the ...
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Discover how a bill almost changed public access to police records
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - The powerful state House rules committee stripped an attempt by lawmakers that would have radically restricted the public’s right to know about crimes in ...