New bill could shorten probation sentences
New bill could shorten probation sentences By Gabrielle Ware | February 18, 2021 at 8:09 PM EST - Updated February 19 at 6:05 AM
ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - Georgia has the highest number of people on probation in the country, according to the Pew Research Center.
A new bill aims to change that.
Sen. Brian Strickland introduced the measure and said there is a lot of confusion on how to get off probation if you qualify.
“There’s confusion on how the process works. There’s also not a good, streamlined process that’s uniform,” he said. Sen. Brian Strickland introduced new probation reform legislation. (Source: Office of Sen. Brian Strickland)
With Democrats in control of the U.S. Senate, Kirsten Gillibrand will chair the Senate Armed Services personnel subcommittee, which affects everyday life for military service members and their families, including those at Fort Drum near Watertown.
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Here s why: A fundamental disagreement over the latest COVID-19 relief plan centers on aid to states, cities and counties. Democrats plan to include about $350 billion in aid, and Republicans argue that not only is the money unnecessary, it’s just a way to reward to liberal states.
Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., said Democrats are lying about the need. States across the country are seeing increases in revenue in some cases, well above projections, Scott said in a Feb. 1 statement. Now, we are learning that 47 states show an average decline of just 0.12% compared to 2019, and 21 of the 47 states show positive year over year growth of tax receipts. Over half of states reported positive growth, including California, New York, and Illinois.
SunStar Unstable ground hinders search, retrieval efforts
ON SHAKY GROUND. In this photo taken in December 2020, a habal-habal driver points to the crown of the landslide at the Carmen Pit in the Toledo copper mines. / SUNSTAR FILE
+ January 30, 2021 MORE than a month after a deadly landslide hit the Carmen Pit of Carmen Copper Corp. in Toledo City, authorities have yet to recover the bodies of six missing workers.
Biga Barangay Captain Pedro Sepada, Jr. on Friday, Jan. 29, 2021, said the search and retrieval operations are challenging because the ground remains unstable and the cracks are widening.
“The search and retrieval operations continue. But the ground is still unstable. A portion above the landslide continues to move,” he said.
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