Doug Richards
11Alive Atlanta
Atlanta, GA, United States
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Recent articles by Doug:
Families weigh in on proposed bill to reopen Cold case investigations in Georgia
Georgia lawmakers heard from the families of murder victims Monday, who want the state to get better at handling cold cases. → Read More
Bill would restrict how schools can handle transgender students
Senate Bill 88 would prevent schools from recognizing a transitioned gender unless the gender is changed on a birth certificate. → Read More
Bill to raise tax on vapes, cigarettes aims to stop smoking
Money made from the tax would be dedicated to health care programs. → Read More
Georgia bill would give teachers training to spot gangs
The head of the state’s largest teacher organization said most schools have quietly implemented many security steps written into the legislation. → Read More
Georgia lawmakers consider bill that would add suicide screening in public schools
The bill would require suicide screening services in public schools for children as young as 8 years old. → Read More
Bill would ban plastic grocery bags in Georgia
Business interests claim plastic bag bans have been ineffective elsewhere and costly to consumers and businesses. → Read More
State lawmakers aim to require police bodycams
Democrats met at lunchtime Monday to discuss how they may try to attack the subject of police reform – and to game plan how to get Republicans on board. → Read More
Georgia bill wants to standardize food delivery services like DoorDash, UberEats
Senate Bill 34 could take some of the rough edges off of what has been kind of a love-hate relationship between restaurants and tech-driven delivery services. → Read More
Georgia lawmaker wants to end 'transcript ransom' at colleges
When students come up short in repayment, colleges and universities can withhold their transcripts as leverage. → Read More
Bill would add GBI clout to Georgia terrorism probes
Domestic terrorism charges are abound in protest cases related to the future Atlanta Public Safety Training Center. → Read More
Bill to protect healthcare workers from assaults introduced in Georgia
Healthcare workers increasingly became targets as the COVID-19 pandemic grew. → Read More
'Stop Cop City' activist reflects on weekend protest turned violent in Downtown Atlanta
Six people arrested for domestic terrorism appeared in a virtual Fulton County court Monday. → Read More
Cold cases | Proposed bill would reopen investigations in Georgia
Georgia lawmakers will consider a bill this year that could nudge law enforcement agencies to look again at cold cases. → Read More
A workaround could help Georgia sports betting bill get traction
Backers of legalized sports betting in Georgia said they may have found a workaround to get it passed this session. → Read More
Gov. Kemp announced Georgia schools will get money for security upgrades
Though teachers think the money can be used to make necessary upgrades, they say more needs to be done to stop violence from happening within schools. → Read More
Proposal would give Georgia paraprofessionals opportunity to become state-certified teachers
A new proposal could create an influx of new teachers by giving classroom paraprofessionals a path to state certification. → Read More
Bill would require instant replay at GHSA football championships
Questionable calls in a championship game fueled the legislation. → Read More
Georgia lawmaker introduces bill that could help HOPE scholars, expand eligibility
The popular lottery-funded program would include technical college students – giving them a chance for eligibility. → Read More
Georgia Republican lawmakers to propose 'fair tax,' eliminating income tax
For years conservatives have broadly pitched switching to what they call the "fair tax". → Read More
GOP bill would further curb mask mandates in schools
In the State Senate, Georgia Republicans have introduced a bill that would give more teeth to a controversial law eliminating mask mandates in schools. → Read More