Kemp signs hate crimes legislation into law on final day of 2020 session
Gov. Brian Kemp signed long-stalled hate crimes legislation into law Friday afternoon, creating new protections for victims of bias-motivated crimes in Georgia for the...
Lawmakers OK ban on burning crossties at NE Ga. wood-fired plants
The smelly emissions from power plants that sometimes burn chemically treated railroad crossties to generate biomass energy have been a nuisance for nearby residents...
Ga. senators OK tax on vape products, raise cigarette purchase age to 21
Vape devices should soon become harder for Georgia teens to get their hands on.
The Georgia Senate Friday voted to impose a tax of up...
Bill aims to ban election offices from mailing absentee ballots requests
Georgia’s House Governmental Affairs Committee Wednesday voted to ban election officials from mailing absentee ballot applications to voters, a Republican-backed proposal that would likely...
Bill to protect police passes, shifts bitter debate from hate crimes effort
Pro-law enforcement legislation that adds more protections for police officers as lawmakers try to take Georgia off the short list of states without a...
UPDATE: Lawmakers’ bipartisan push sends governor historic hate crimes law
Georgia lawmakers passed a hate crimes bill Tuesday with bipartisan support, pushed to action by a viral video of the February killing of an...
A cold beer or bottle of wine could soon be just a click away...
The Georgia Senate overwhelmingly approved legislation Tuesday to allow businesses licensed to sell alcohol to deliver beer, wine, and spirits to customers’ doorsteps.
The current...
State Senate push for cigarette tax hike aims to cushion spending cuts
A Republican-led effort to add hundreds of millions dollars to the state's revenues proposes to raise the state’s current 37-cent per pack rate up...
Ga. Senate approves plan to boost broadband expansion
Georgia’s Public Service Commission is close to taking control of regulating the fees local electric membership co-ops can charge internet companies to use their...
State lawmakers put gambling back on the table, or at least online
Online sports betting and casino gambling might still be on the table as state lawmakers wind down Georgia’s 2020 legislative session.
The Senate Special Judiciary...
UPDATE: Georgia Senate cuts $2.6B from next year’s spending plan, $1B from k-12
The state Senate passed its version of next year’s shrunken spending plan Friday, with the vote falling along party lines.
Senate budget writers unveiled a proposal...
House hate crimes bill aired out in Senate for first time Thursday night
A hate crimes bill backed by a bipartisan group of Georgia politicians and the business and religious community received a long-awaited hearing on Thursday,...