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		<title>Decatur Attorney Kyle Williams to Run for Jason Carter&#8217;s Open Senate Seat</title>
		<link>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2013/11/18/decatur-attorney-kyle-williams-to-run-for-jason-carters-open-senate-seat/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Nov 2013 15:06:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With Georgia Senator Jason Carter announcing that he&#8217;ll challenge Gov. Nathan Deal for the Georgia governor&#8217;s seat next year, the Georgia 42nd district seat will be vacated. DM has confirmed that Decatur attorney Kyle Williams has filed the paperwork to run for the open Senate seat and plans to make a formal announcement mid-week this [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Sunday Liquor Sales Bill Clears GA Senate, Passage &#8220;Probable&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 17:31:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After nearly dying in committee, the AJC reports that after four hours of debate, the Georgia Senate has approved legislation 32-22 that would allow local jurisdictions to decide for themselves whether to allow the Sunday retail sale of alcohol. The bill will now go to the House of Representatives &#8220;where passage is considered probable&#8221;, according [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Election season is upon us</title>
		<link>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2010/04/26/election-season-is-upon-us/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 15:54:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Andisheh Nouraee]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is the week Georgia&#8217;s candidates for Congress, statewide offices, district attorneys and the General Assembly are required to formally submit their applications to appear on the ballot. The hip kids refer to this ritual as qualifying. It&#8217;s not exactly thrilling, but the list inevitably yields a couple &#8220;who&#8217;s running and who isn&#8217;t&#8221; surprises. Rep. [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Tom Stubbs To Run Against Jason Carter for Adelman Seat</title>
		<link>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2009/12/18/tom-stubbs-to-run-against-jason-carter-for-adelman-seat/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 23:20:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tom Stubbs writes in to confirm that he will indeed be running against Jason Carter for the State Senate seat being vacated by David Adelman, who will be President Obama&#8217;s new ambassador to Singapore.  The seat will be filled in a special Spring election.  Tom writes to DM&#8230; I just wanted to pass along to [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Jason Carter Announces State Senate Run</title>
		<link>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2009/12/03/jason-carter-announces-state-senate-run/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:01:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Decatur Metro]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Earlier this week we learned that former Decatur commissioner John Ridley was considering a run for Georgia Senate seat that&#8217;s being vacated by David Adelman.  This morning, everyone is talking about how Jason Carter, grandson of former President Jimmy Carter, has announced he is running for the glorious seat of District 42 power. Michelle sent [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Former Decatur Commissioner John Ridley Considers State Senate Run</title>
		<link>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2009/11/30/former-decatur-commissioner-john-ridley-considers-state-senate-run/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:15:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[John Ridley sends in this announcement&#8230; Former Decatur City Commissioner John Ridley (1998-2002) is considering a run for the State Senate District 42 being vacated by David Adelman. Senator Adelman has been nominated by President Obama to be ambassador to Singapore. Former Commissioner Ridley has served as a Vice Chair of the Dekalb County Democratic [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>GA Senate Wants To Kick Local Governments While They&#039;re Down</title>
		<link>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2009/02/07/ga-senate-kicks-local-governments-while-theyre-down/</link>
		<comments>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2009/02/07/ga-senate-kicks-local-governments-while-theyre-down/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2009 01:17:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Decatur Metro]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In case your interested, on Friday the Georgia Senate voted to kill the Homestead Tax Relief Grant for the coming year. No big surprise there, right?  The state needs to balance its housing bubble-induced budget, so the $428 million saved should help.  We all pay a couple extra hundred bucks on our property taxes, but [&#8230;]]]></description>
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