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Schoolâs out for summer
SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. â Students from Dunwoody Springs Elementary School in Sandy Springs and schools throughout Fulton County are headed for months of freedom and relaxation next week with the official end of the 2023 school year.
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The last day of Fulton Countyâs 2022-23 school year is May 25, and students will not return to class until Aug. 7. For more information about Fulton County Schoolâs calendar and the end of the semester visit https://www.fultonschools.org.
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Gov. Kemp nixes pitch to expand no-bid deals By JOHN RUCH SaportaReport ATLANTA â Gov. Brian Kemp has vetoed legislation that would have expanded no-bid contracts for local public works and MARTA projects, saying there was âno reasonâ for it. House Bill 193 passed the Georgia General Assembly near the end of its session in March. The bill began as a proposal to raise the dollar amount for local governmentsâ public works contracts that could be exempted from competitive bidding requirements â from $100,000 to $250,000. In the Senate, it was adopted with an amendment allowing a similar, but much broader exemption for any ârapid transit authority.â The amendment would have allowed no-bid purchases of âany goods, supplies, equipment, other property or servicesâ from a vendor who already has a similar contract with the state or federal governments or any county or municipal government within the transit service area. The annual total of such purchasing or contracting could be up to $250,000. The amendment was introduced by state Sen. Brandon Beach (R-Alp haretta), who did not respond to comment requests at the time. MARTA spokesperson Stephany Fisher at the time said only that the legislation would
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