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These reports contain important information regarding legislation issues that can affect our members. The issues have been sorted by month and and can be viewed as a .pdf or downloaded for later use.
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September 2003
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 09.22.03: The Georgia Transportation Board will consider proposed standards for closing unsafe grade crossings when it meets this week, and the new regulations are expected to pass. DOT officials had previously indicated to GRA that field trials...
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July 2003
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07.17.03: GRA President Doug Cochran yesterday proposed to an oversight committee of the Transportation Board that proposed standards for closing unsafe grade crossings be tested at actual problem crossings.
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June 2003
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06.26.02: Today's edition of the Washington Post reports that the trucking industry has agreed not to seek federal approval for longer or heavier trucks for at least six years. A statement released yesterday by the Association of American Railroads...
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April 2003
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04.29.02: The longest Georgia legislative session in over 100 years ended at midnight Friday, with lawmakers not knowing if Governor Sonny Perdue will call them back into special session due to differences in the budget.
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04.21.02: House Speaker Terry Coleman last week cast the one vote necessary to reach a majority and pass a $178 million tobacco tax increase. To balance the budget and avoid a special session, the Senate must now...
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March 2003
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03.28.03: The General Assembly returns from a two-week budget recess today and will likely take at least one more extended recess by the end of this week. Today is the 27th legislative day of the 40-day session...
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03.21.03: The General Assembly returns from a two-week budget recess today and will likely take at least one more extended recess by the end of this week. Today is the 27th legislative day of the 40-day session...
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03.10.03: The General Assembly recessed Thursday, March 7, and will return in two weeks. The recess will allow time for the lawmakers to make the tough decisions required for the 2004 budget. Only 14 more legislative days...
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03.04.03: A Senate Judiciary subcommittee began hearings today on SB 133, an ambitious, bi-partisan tort reform bill introduced last week by Senate Majority Leader Tom Price. Senator Tim Golden (D-Valdosta) joined...
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February 2003
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02.19.03: A Senate Judiciary subcommittee began hearings today on SB 133, an ambitious, bi-partisan tort reform bill introduced last week by Senate Majority Leader Tom Price. Senator Tim Golden (D-Valdosta) joined...
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02.07.03: The General Assembly adjourned Tuesday, February 4, the 12th legislative day, with only three bills on the general calendar. The short general calendar shows that very few bills have cleared committee...
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January 2003
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01.17.03: The 2003 Georgia General Assembly convened on Monday, January 13, and nothing is as it used to be except the hard marble floors of the Capitol. A new Speaker presides over the House of Representatives...
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