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Georgia House passes amended budget with cash for tax breaks
moultrieobserver.com > news...Brian Kemp now calls for spending $32.6 billion in state tax money in the budget ending June 30, up 7.3% from what the Republican originally projected... ...The Republican-controlled House voted 170-1 on Thursday to approve House Bill 18, sending it to the Senate for more debate.... ...Appropriations Committee Chairman Matt Hatchett, a Dublin Republican.... ...The budget also shifts $1.1 billion from the state's $6.6 billion in surplus cash to the state Department of Transportation....
How Power Five leagues fared in landing recruits, transfers
moultrieobserver.com > sports > national_sports...The SEC has eight of the top 17 classes, including Georgia at No. 2, LSU at No. 6 and Tennessee at No.... ...Florida had the nation's top recruiting class in 2010.... ...Florida State TE Jaheim Bell (South Carolina). Miami OL Javion Cohen (Alabama). Florida State DL Braden Fiske (Western Michigan).... ...North Carolina State (41st). Louisville (43rd). Pittsburgh (51st). Wake Forest (53rd). Duke (54th). Boston College (59th). Georgia Tech (60th)....
SRTC reports strong enrollment growth | Local News ...
moultrieobserver.com > news > local_news...SRTC has instructional sites located in Colquitt, Decatur, Early, Grady, Miller, Mitchell, Seminole, Thomas, Tift, Turner, and Worth counties.... ...THOMASVILLE, Ga. -- On the morning of Jan. 30, Southern Regional Technical College (SRTC) announced strong student enrollment growth for the spring... ...SRTC President Jim Glass credits the college's strong growth to the combined efforts of faculty and staff.... ...These numbers are nearly twice the statewide average enrollment growth across the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) of 5.2% during the same...
Packers get 5-0 win in split with Berrien | Local Sports ...
moultrieobserver.com > sports > local_sports...MOULTRIE, GA -- In their second matches of the season, the Colquitt County boys and girls tennis teams played Berrien High School on Thursday at... ...For the Packers, both Mark Breedlove, playing No. 1 singles, and the doubles team of Ty Hurst and Marco Lorenzo were able to win, with the second... ...One came from the doubles team of Odessa Dixon and Candance Moses. The two won both sets 6-3.... ..."Six of the seven are in new positions," said boys head coach Mell Wier of his 2023 team. "Only three have had varsity experience."....
Biden to promote administration wins in speech to Democrats
moultrieobserver.com > news...Kamala Harris appear at a Democratic National Committee gathering in Philadelphia.... ...The president will focus on his administration's accomplishments creating jobs and stimulating domestic manufacturing when he and Vice President... ...to talk about doing that," said Randi Weingarten, a DNC member and president of the American Federation of Teachers.... ...Iowa with South Carolina in the leadoff spot....
Nathaniel Hendry named MPD Officer of Valor, receives Purple Heart
moultrieobserver.com > news > local_news...Mayor William McIntosh, right, reads a Purple Heart proclamation on behalf of the City of Moultrie and the Moultrie City Council honoring Moultrie... ...Police Officer Nathaniel Hendry, left.... ...On August 27th, 2022 that's what Officer Nathaniel Hendry did," Ladson said.... ...for minor misdemeanors, arresting violent criminals for felonies, holding hands of victims and consoling them or consoling families when the victims...
Instant runoffs bill introduced in Georgia House | News ...
moultrieobserver.com > news...Joseph Gullett, R-Dallas, introduced a bill into the Georgia House this week that would allow Georgia cities to experiment with instant runoff voting... ...State Rep.... ...Scott Turner, executive director of Eternal Vigilance Action, a Georgia group that supports instant runoffs, said the municipal opt-in would provide... ...Runoffs have drawn a number of critics in Georgia in recent years, including Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, whose department oversees elections...
Florida could end unanimous jury requirement for executions
moultrieobserver.com > news...The proposal comes after a divided 9-3 jury spared Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz in November from capital punishment... ...The Parkland school shooter instead received a life sentence.... ...Tony Montalto, whose 14-year-old daughter Gina died in the massacre, said changing the requirement from unanimity to 8-4 would prevent "an activist... ...Alabama allows a 10-2 decision and Missouri and Indiana let a judge decide when there is a divided jury....
Colquitt Regional and Vereen Center offer new Parkinson's treatment
moultrieobserver.com > news > local_news...MOULTRIE, Ga. -- Colquitt Regional Medical Center and Vereen Rehabilitation Center announced Thursday that they now offer LSVT Big® and LSVT Loud... ...Pictured is certified LSVT Big® physical therapist Stella Wingate, PT, DPT, ATRIC, conducting LSVT Big® exercises.... ...Regional President and CEO Jim Matney.... ...over one million people in the world living with a Parkinson's disease diagnosis, with an additional 90,000 people diagnosed every year," said Colquitt...
Georgia lawmakers could bar COVID-19 vaccine rules for good
moultrieobserver.com > news...Wednesday, the Senate Health and Human Services Committee voted 7-2 to advance Senate Bill 1, which makes the ban permanent, to the full Senate.... ...Greg Dolezal, a Republican from Cumming who is sponsoring the bill, said that when it comes to the COVID-19 vaccine at least, the government shouldn't... ...Angela Highbaugh-Battle and Dr. Melinda Willingham of the pediatricians" group.... ...The Georgia chapters of both the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American College of Physicians are opposing the measure, saying it will hurt...