SB 443Â (Summers, R-Cordele) would increase the offense of obstructing streets, sidewalks, or highways (e.g. as part of a protest) from a misdemeanor to a high and aggravated misdemeanor.
That won't be used to suppress protests at all. People jammed on a sidewalk could be arrested simply for standing packed like sardines.
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u/LastMuel
Look at all that culture war bullshit.
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u/composer_7
HB 1495, it's legitimately insane how all there's so many laws and programs the only benefit Boomers as if they're not the richest generation in this country. Regular people need these rent protections, among the other benefits these Boomers vote for themselves to enjoy.
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u/Radiant_Maize2315
120 WHOLE hours? 🙄
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u/SavathunTechQuestion
“Harbin, R-Tyrone) would allow gold and silver to be used as legal tender in the state. (Harbin, R-Tyrone) would require public schools to teach cursive handwriting by third grade”
I shouldn’t be shocked these passed the full state senate but they’re both so dumb. I assume gold as legal tender is some “buy gold” culture war bs, and requiring cursive to be taught IMO is a waste of time as it isn’t required for anything anymore. Students would be better off with “learning to use the computer class” that teaches typing, file folder systems, etc as that’s actually becoming a real knowledge gap.
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u/harps86
We are not sending our best.
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u/Louises_ears
Possession is already a crime, doing so in the presence of a 13 year old doesn’t make it worse. We already have child endangerment laws, if that’s what is actually happening. Just seems like a way to add additional charges for no good reason.
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u/Commercial-Border227
There’s no reason to increase rent on anyone of any demographic. Why should a person pay more for staying put than a new tenant? And should the landlord be able to increase rent by 25% on a 30 year old just because they’re younger? This is so wrong. Can’t afford to rent, can’t afford to buy!
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u/Loud_Fee7306
Desperately need someone to confirm for me whether or not HB 1223 is what it sounds like.
Because to me it sounds like they are attempting to declare that if a cop kills someone, they get to withhold the bodycam footage or audio from the public with the excuse of ″privacy interests″.
Am I misreading? Am I Chicken Little-ing with the law here? Is this one of those things that′s already on the books anyway and they′re just changing the language around a bit? What is happening here?
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u/aumnren
Some of these are actually fire. 120 hours of pregnancy leave for state employees is great, sad it’s not for everyone else. The all included price tag is fantastic too. Tried of having to do the tax guessing game, even if I’m used to it.
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u/znkatl
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u/ATUGA
Just read through the whole list… and didn’t really find much to be excited about. Usually it’s a little juicier…
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u/SofiNatural7
Is the included tax price tag going to be statewide, and when is this implemented? All stores?
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