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Dome Parking Costing More

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Published May 26, 2010 at 7:49 a.m.

(WSB Radio)  Falcons fans get ready; you'll be paying more when you go to a game this year ... The World Congress Center Authority, which controls the Georgia Dome parking lots, plans to raise the cost for parking from $10 to $15 to raise some needed revenue ... A spokesman for the authority says the new price is comparable to what other downtown parking lots charge.  ... The authority estimates that the convention center will lose $1.5 million in the fiscal year that begins in July ...

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Gonzo Lawmakers - Day 35

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Published April 25, 2010 at 4:52 p.m.

A daily recap of the Georgia Public Broadcasting show "Lawmakers". The show airs weekdays at 7:00pm with a replay at 5:30am the following weekday ... Day 35 ... Originally aired on April 13, 2010 ... * Moving closer to the present ... * Susan is back on the set ... * 2011 budget passes out of the the House Appropriations committee. $17.8 billion. That's $5 billion less than the peak from three years ago. The House still has a problem with the insurance premium tax cut over in the Senate.

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Falcons Open in Pittsburgh

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Published April 21, 2010 at 3:40 a.m.

ATLANTA (AP) The Atlanta Falcons are opening the 2010 season at Pittsburgh ... They may soon learn if they'll be facing Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger in the Sept. 12 opener. Roethlisberger is facing a possible suspension from NFL commissioner Roger Goodell for personal-conduct violations that most recently included an allegation he sexually assaulted a 20-year-old college student in a Georgia nightclub last month ... Roethlisberger does not face criminal charges in the alleged incident

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Students' Robots Battle It Out

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Published April 17, 2010 at 9:48 p.m.

The FIRST Robotics Competition was held in the Georgia Dome in Atlanta ...

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Senate OKs Extending Hotel Tax

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Published April 14, 2010 at 5:47 a.m.

ATLANTA (AP) The Senate has approved an extension of the hotel tax until 2050 in a move that could be used to help build a new stadium for the Atlanta Falcons and help Macon's music and sports halls of fame ... The 7 percent tax levied on hotels and motels in Atlanta was set to expire in 2020. The tax helps pay debt service for the Georgia Dome, where the Falcons play their home games. The amendment allows Macon and Bibb County to add a penny to its hotel and motel tax to help the struggling

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Amanpour to Speak at GSU Graduation

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Published April 9, 2010 at 5:37 a.m.

ATLANTA (AP) Journalist Christiane Amanpour will speak at Georgia State University's graduation ceremony next month ... Amanpour, a longtime CNN correspondent, will speak at the May 15 ceremony at the Georgia Dome in downtown Atlanta. Amanpour has worked for CNN for the last two decades, becoming one of the networks best-known personalities with her reports from war zones from Iraq to Somalia ... She was recently named the host of ABC's Sunday morning political talk show ``This Week,'' replacing

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Falcons’ preseason schedule announced

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Published April 1, 2010 at 10:26 a.m.
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The Atlanta Falcons will start the 2010 preseason with two games in a row at the Georgia Dome, team officials reported Wednesday ...

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Chick-fil-A Kickoff gets prime TV slot

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Published March 26, 2010 at 3:47 p.m.
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For the third consecutive season in a row, ESPN will make the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game in the Georgia Dome its prime time ABC national broadcast highlighting the opening weekend of the 2010 college football season ...

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Under The Gold Dome

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Published March 12, 2010 at 5:11 p.m.

HEADLINES: ... Georgia's hospitals and health care providers were hammered as part of a new round of cuts proposed by Gov. Sonny Perdue to deal with a gaping budget shortfall. With state tax collections in freefall, Perdue is pushing to cancel the state's weeklong sales back-to-school sales tax holiday. Georgians will also face a host of new or increased fees totaling some $96 million as the state scrambles to balance its books. The bad budget news has been expected since February's revenue

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Gonzo Lawmakers - Day 21

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Published March 9, 2010 at 2:30 p.m.

A daily recap of the Georgia Public Broadcasting show "Lawmakers". The show airs weekdays at 7:00pm with a replay at 5:30am the following weekday ... Day 21 ... * We're back on track and I have a feeling we're going to be hearing about the budget ... * Nwandi's back! YAY! And we get to talk to Tom Crawford! YAY! ... * Chip Rogers is floating layoffs and fee increases. Republicans for fee increases. You can smell the desperation in the air ... * Jerry Keen says we haven't looked at fees in 15

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