Click here to read and watch WSB-TV's report on the sale in Georgia of a product that includes a synthetic form of THC, the active ingredient in marijuana. The product, sold legally as herbal incense, is said to be even stronger and more dangerous than marijuana when smoked.
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The Appropriations Committees of the Senate and House of Representatives just completed two weeks of hearings on the annual state budget for fiscal year 2011, for the purpose of considering more cuts to the $18.2 billion spending plan proposed by Gov. Sonny Perdue.
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Sen. Ed Harbison, Sen. Seth Harp, Rep. Calvin Smyre, Rep. Carolyn Hugley, Rep. Debbie Buckner, Rep. Richard Smith and Rep. Kip Smith will discuss and answer your questions on the 2010 Legislative Session during a Town Hall Meeting on Saturday, February 27. The meeting will be from 10 to 11 a.m. at the Columbus Public Library, 3000 Macon Road, Columbus, GA 31906.
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The Georgia Senate voted Feb. 18 to approve a $17.4 billion amended state budget for the remainder of fiscal year 2010, which ends June 30. The revised budget is reduced by $1.2 billion from the original budget for this year and reflects a 23 percent decline in state revenues over the past two years.
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According to the Georgia Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS), there were 7,254 vehicle crashes in Muscogee County during 2008, a decrease of 15 percent from 2007. The crashes resulted in 2,443 injuries, a 20 percent decrease from 2007, and 23 fatalities, the same number as in 2007.
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According to the Georgia Transit Association, Metra Transit provides 1,116,000 rides per year through Muscogee County. Riders in Senate District 15 primarily use transit for employment trips (45.7 percent), shopping/personal trips (18.8 percent) and nutrition trips (14.7 percent). These services are especially important to the 16,000 disabled and 118,000 elderly riders in our district.
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This year, the federal government is conducting the 2010 Census. The census is a count of everyone residing in the United States. All U.S. residents must be counted, including both citizens and non-citizens.
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Click here for a special video message from Sen. Ed Harbison.
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Legislation I introduced, addressing the issue of who has the right to handle the disposition of the body of a deceased U.S. service member, was unanimously approved by the Senate Veterans, Military and Homeland Security Committee on Feb. 10.
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On Saturday, Feb. 27, I will join Sen. Seth Harp and Reps. Calvin Smyre, Carolyn Hugley, Debbie Buckner, Richard Smith and Kip Smith for a Town Hall Meeting to discuss and answer your questions on the 2010 legislative session. Join us from 10 to 11 a.m. at the Columbus Public Library at 3000 Macon Road, Columbus, Ga. 31906.
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There is a growing concern among law enforcement officials and citizens of Senate District 15 over the planned closing of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation Crime Laboratory in Columbus.
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Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle and House Speaker David Ralston have announced a plan for members of the Senate and House of Representatives to take additional furlough days, which would save the state an estimated $2.7 million.
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The Georgia Department of Transportation has announced the following paving projects in Muscogee and Chattahoochee counties, with a completition date of December 31, 2010:
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The 2010 legislative session of the Georgia General Assembly got under way Jan. 11 with a cloud hanging over lawmakers' heads in the form of a state budget deficit estimated at up to $4 billion. The No. 1 item on the agenda for this session is the difficult task of approving a budget for the remainder of this fiscal year as well as fiscal year 2011 that meets the needs of the people of Georgia in the current economic conditions.
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State Sen. Ed Harbison (D-Columbus) will participate in a hearing on Georgia's preparedness to deal with pandemic situations Monday at 10:15 a.m. at the State Capitol.
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Photos of Sen. Ed Harbison - working for us at the State Capitol.
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The Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children would ensure that children are not disadvantaged in their opportunities for educational success or progress toward graduation because of frequent moves.
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The Senate voted Feb. 11 to approve the Georgia Nuclear Energy Financing Act, which would allow Georgia Power to implement rate increases beginning in 2011 to cover $1.6 billion in construction costs for two nuclear reactors at Plant Vogtle.
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