Jeff Amy

March 20, 2023 | Daily Report Online

The filing, made Monday in Atlanta, argues that the Georgia law that allows for special grand juries is unconstitutionally vague because it doesn't say whether such a grand jury is handing criminal matters or civil matters. The lawyers also argue that the grand jury didn't sufficiently protect Trump's right to due process.

By Jeff Amy | The Associated Press

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March 17, 2023 | Daily Report Online

The move to heavily amend House Bill 237, which originally designated the Southeast Soap Box Derby in Lyons as the state's official soap box derby, took the bill's sponsor by surprise. Rep. Leesa Hagan, a Lyons Republican, asked to have the derby removed from the measure, saying, "I don't want my soap box derby to be associated with sports betting."

By Jeff Amy | The Associated Press

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March 06, 2023 | Daily Report Online

The site has become the flashpoint of ongoing conflict between authorities and left-leaning protesters who have been drawn together, joining forces to protest a variety of causes.

By Jeff Martin and Jeff Amy | The Associated Press

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March 02, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Sen. Randy Robertson, the Cataula Republican sponsoring the bill, said it's aimed at "somebody who says they can choose, not based on evidence, but on how they feel about their political leanings, who they can prosecute."

By Jeff Amy | The Associated Press

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March 02, 2023 | Daily Report Online

"Have proponents of Senate Bills 113 and 114 considered what greater impacts this precedent may have on municipal bond ratings, underwriting considerations, the further de-annexation and incorporation of cities, and the possible widespread default that could occur?" David Dove, the governor's executive counsel, wrote in the letter.

By Jeff Amy | The Associated Press

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February 28, 2023 | Daily Report Online

The Senate State and Local Government Operations Committee's Republican majority pushed Senate Bills 113 and 114 through on 4-3 votes Monday, sending them to the full Senate for more debate.

By Jeff Amy | The Associated Press

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February 28, 2023 | Daily Report Online

The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday passed Senate Bill 92 on a 5-3 vote, sending it to the full Senate for more debate. On Monday, a House subcommittee passed House Bill 231.

By Jeff Amy | The Associated Press

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February 23, 2023 | Daily Report Online

"These are not mistakes. These are not unintentional acts. These are people choosing to violate the law," Sen. Randy Robertson, a Cataula Republican said of people he is targeting with Senate Bill 63, which passed on a 31-21 vote Thursday mostly along party lines.

By Jeff Amy | The Associated Press

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February 23, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Senate Bill 140 was passed on a 10-4 vote Wednesday by the Senate Health and Human Services Committee. It would ban most sex reassignment surgeries and hormone replacement therapies.

By Jeff Amy | The Associated Press

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February 17, 2023 | Daily Report Online

As drafted, the measure pushes juvenile court judges to transfer fewer children into state custody and gives the state more time to prepare to receive children who are ordered into foster care.

By Jeff Amy | The Associated Press

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