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Hotel/Motel tax passes on second vote

A controversial Fulton County bill fails by one vote to pass.

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Fulton County spat prompts lawmakers to table Albany Hotel/motel tax bill

A bill that was originally passed by the Georgia House of Representatives but then lumped into a package that was up for reconsideration Monday has now been tabled by lawmakers in a move one local representative says is akin to holding all of the state's local legislation "hostage."

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Maine town to take symbolic vote on mandatory gun ownership

Residents of a Maine town are expected to vote on Monday on whether each household should be required to own a firearm, a decision that has thrust the tiny town of Byron into the heated national debate on gun control.

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Albany hotel/motel tax tied up in Fulton County political wrangling

A House Bill set to be voted on Monday will determine if Dougherty County’s hotel/motel tax will increase.

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Dawson mayor defies council vote

The Dawson City Council voted 4-2 in February to stop Mayor Chris Wright from using a city-owned vehicle.

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Former Lee County school board member running for Congress

Sanford Bishop is currently in his 11th term of Congress.

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Graves out of 2014 Senate race

Two-term U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss is not seeing a new term in next year’s election.

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Coleman: The music of politics and law

A Table With a View -- Tommy Coleman

Albany’s Tommy Coleman represents more governmental agencies than any other attorney in Georgia.

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Bill to allow bigger surgery centers sparks battle

Georgia hospitals and doctors are bracing for a tough fight over legislation that would allow physician groups to build multi-service outpatient surgery centers across the state.

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U.S. agency says average cost of immigrant detention $119 per day

A government agency caught in a political firestorm for releasing hundreds of illegal immigrants from detention because of budget concerns said on Thursday the cost of holding someone was more than six times that of alternative supervision methods.

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City ponders next multimodal transit step

A ruling by Albany's city attorney that special tax money can't be used to build a new transit site changes the scope of the project.

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Hundreds of illegal immigrants to be freed

The federal government released hundreds of illegal immigrants, including those a at South Georgia prison, due to budget pressure as automatic government spending cuts crept closer.

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Outlook 2013: Dougherty, Albany officials looking to get more lean

Budget cuts are the order of the day as city and county officials consider their Fiscal Year 2014 budgets.

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Albany election case to get further scrutiny

The State Elections Board asks an assistant attorney general to take another look at an Albany election issue.

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Senator seeks to re-create Milton County

A senator hopes to revive one of the only two counties Georgia has dissolved.

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