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Hundreds of Supporters Convene to Oppose the Georgia Supreme Court Decision to Dismantle State Entity that Oversees 16 High- Performing Public Charter Schools
ATLANTA, June 23, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools (NAPCS), in conjunction with the Georgia Charter Schools Association today hosted a rally on the steps of the Georgia to demonstrate their opposition to a recent Georgia Supreme Court decision that declared the Georgia Charter Schools Commission unconstitutional.
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Goodbye, bollards.
The state Capitol Building Commission Thursday ordered the removal of the 56 1,100-pound concrete barricades installed around the perimeter of the Capitol Complex last month.
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IN the early 1920s, Gov. Ephraim Franklin Morgan set up the state Capitol Building Commission after the Capitol burned down.
Its mission was simple: Build a new one that won't burn down.
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TRENTON, N.J., June 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Military veterans of Operation Free will co-host a roundtable in the State Capitol Building to discuss the critical connection between clean energy and our economic and national security. In anticipation of Gov. Christie's release of his Energy Action Plan sometime next week, military veterans already are ready to call the plan a "failure" if he reneges the state's commitment to RGGI, the region's clean efficient energy program.
WHO: Lieutenant General (ret.) Norman Seip served as commander of a base with 33,000 personnel and more than 400 fighter aircraft. Seip, a fighter pilot, flew the F-15E in support of operations Southern Watch, Northern Watch and Iraqi Freedom.
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State lawmakers Tuesday took measures to reclaim portions of the Capitol building from protesters who have crowded inside for more than a week.
Only the east and north wings of the Capitol were open to the public, and extra police officers were called in, including dozens who stood outside entrances to both chambers of the Legislature.
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The Capitol Building Commission approved plans during a Wednesday morning meeting at the Cultural Center to expand the visitor's desk on the first floor of the Capitol building under the rotunda.
The new desk will provide greater access to visitors, including a section with free pamphlets and booklets, as well as creating easier access for handicapped visitors. The expanded desk will not impede entrance to the Journal Room, which holds legislative records.
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MADISON, Wis. - A state Capitol thrown into political chaos swelled for a fifth day with nearly 70,000 protesters, as supporters of Republican efforts to scrap the union rights of state workers challenged pro-labor protesters face-to-face for the first time and GOP leaders insisted again Saturday there was no room for compromise.
Keeping the peace
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As officials prepare to reoccupy the beautifully restored state Capitol later this year, some people on Capitol Hill want the adjacent 45-year-old State Office Building torn down and replaced at an additional cost of around $70 million.
The $250 million spent on the Capitol and its grounds will be within budget, but remodeling the 3-year-old West and East office buildings -- constructed to temporarily house executive and legislative top officials while the Capitol was reworked -- will cost about $3.5 million more than originally budgeted.
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AUGUSTA - A Deer Isle artist angered by Gov. Paul LePage's decision to remove a labor-themed mural from a state building is making his own political statement by yanking his artwork from the State House.
Other artists upset with the administration's decision, meanwhile, are planning a media event Friday at the Maine Department of Labor building where the mural hangs. And a Maine Arts Commission official said her office has been flooded with calls and e-mails.