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Lawmakers head down home stretch
Education, health care top issues as legislative session passes deadline
W lawmakers
Rep. Jay Powell, R-Camilla, presents a bill as Friday marks a key deadline for Georgia lawmakers in Atlanta. Struggling schools, opioid addiction and the state's medical marijuana program appear likely to dominate the rest of Georgia's legislative session. - photo by Associated Press
ATLANTA — Struggling schools, opioid addiction and the state's medical marijuana program appear likely to dominate the rest of Georgia's legislative session. Lawmakers spent January and February consider bills introduced in their own chamber. On Monday, they begin focusing on the opposing chamber's legislation.
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