State lawmaker proposes changes to Georgia runoff threshold
Currently, a candidate must earn 50% plus one additional vote to win outright and avoid a runoff election/
Currently, a candidate must earn 50% plus one additional vote to win outright and avoid a runoff election/
Income tax and gas tax break bills advance in Georgia House
The bills would give Georgia income tax filers another $1 billion in tax refunds and would extend Kemp's decision to waive tax collection on gasoline and diesel fuel for months.
The bills would give Georgia income tax filers another $1 billion in tax refunds and would extend Kemp's decision to waive tax collection on gasoline and diesel fuel for months.
Georgia state lawmakers propose police accountability reforms after Tyre Nichols' death
The proposed legislation would require all Georgia police officers to wear a body camera, create new citizen review boards statewide, and more.
The proposed legislation would require all Georgia police officers to wear a body camera, create new citizen review boards statewide, and more.
Part of Trump election probe report released; grand jury believes some witnesses lied
After nearly eight months, part of the Fulton County special grand jury investigating whether then-President Donald Trump and his allies illegally tried to overturn his 2020 electoral defeat in Georgia has been released.
After nearly eight months, part of the Fulton County special grand jury investigating whether then-President Donald Trump and his allies illegally tried to overturn his 2020 electoral defeat in Georgia has been released.
Economic impact of moving up Georgia's primaries
According to a new analysis, the state's economy would benefit.
According to a new analysis, the state's economy would benefit.
Georgia bill: Bar teacher-student discussion about gender
A Georgia senator says he wants to stop teachers from talking to students about gender identity, but admits his bill remains full of unintended consequences and must be redrafted.
A Georgia senator says he wants to stop teachers from talking to students about gender identity, but admits his bill remains full of unintended consequences and must be redrafted.
Georgia senators move to curb vaping under smoking rules
Georgia state Senate voted 51-3 to pass the bill, it now moves on to the House.
Georgia state Senate voted 51-3 to pass the bill, it now moves on to the House.
Georgia bill would allow state to create homeless camps
Georgia cities and counties could be compelled to enforce bans on public camping or sleeping by homeless people under a bill moving forward in the state Senate.
Georgia cities and counties could be compelled to enforce bans on public camping or sleeping by homeless people under a bill moving forward in the state Senate.
South Fulton councilwomen refute claims of a hostile work environment
Two South Fulton city council members spent Tuesday afternoon address allegation of a hostile work environment.
Two South Fulton city council members spent Tuesday afternoon address allegation of a hostile work environment.
Clarence Thomas statue backed by Republicans in Georgia
Republican Georgia lawmakers are again trying to erect a statue of U.S. Supreme Court Justice and Georgia native Clarence Thomas on the state Capitol grounds in Atlanta, in what many Democrats, particularly Black ones, see as an insensitive display of partisan power.
Republican Georgia lawmakers are again trying to erect a statue of U.S. Supreme Court Justice and Georgia native Clarence Thomas on the state Capitol grounds in Atlanta, in what many Democrats, particularly Black ones, see as an insensitive display of partisan power.
Georgia bills seek sports gambling without statewide vote
Georgia lawmakers are pushing bills that would allow sports betting and horse race betting without a state constitutional amendment, arguing that can be legal under the authority of the state lottery.
Georgia lawmakers are pushing bills that would allow sports betting and horse race betting without a state constitutional amendment, arguing that can be legal under the authority of the state lottery.
Georgia Senate backs Kemp’s push for tougher gang penalties
Georgia senators are backing Gov. Brian Kemp’s push for long prison sentences for gang members and even longer sentences for anyone convicted of recruiting minors into a gang.
Georgia senators are backing Gov. Brian Kemp’s push for long prison sentences for gang members and even longer sentences for anyone convicted of recruiting minors into a gang.
Few may get aid as Georgia House backs cash to pregnant moms
A few pregnant women could get cash from Georgia’s government under a bill the state House approved Monday.
A few pregnant women could get cash from Georgia’s government under a bill the state House approved Monday.
Bill would allow sports mobile betting in Georgia
The topic of sports betting and gambling comes up every year in the Georgia Legislature and every year it fails.
The topic of sports betting and gambling comes up every year in the Georgia Legislature and every year it fails.
Fulton County Commission approves $250,000 budget to study reparations to Black residents
Just two days after Martin Luther King Day, the civil rights icon’s dream for the descendants of African slaves got a step closer to coming true in his birth place of Fulton County. Commissioners voted last month to approve $250,000 in funding for its Reparations Task Force.
Just two days after Martin Luther King Day, the civil rights icon’s dream for the descendants of African slaves got a step closer to coming true in his birth place of Fulton County. Commissioners voted last month to approve $250,000 in funding for its Reparations Task Force.
Buckhead cityhood question introduced in Georgia General Assembly again
Lawmakers introduced Senate Bill 114, which would allow voters to decide if Atlanta’s Buckhead community should split off into its own city.
Lawmakers introduced Senate Bill 114, which would allow voters to decide if Atlanta’s Buckhead community should split off into its own city.
Georgia lawmakers seek to toughen penalties for dogfighting
Georgia could convict more people of dogfighting-related crimes and send them to prison for longer stretches under a bill advancing in the state Senate.
Georgia could convict more people of dogfighting-related crimes and send them to prison for longer stretches under a bill advancing in the state Senate.
Georgia senators vote to bar COVID-19 vaccine requirements
The Senate voted 31-21 in favor of the bill, which would make permanent what had been a one-year ban enacted in 2022.
The Senate voted 31-21 in favor of the bill, which would make permanent what had been a one-year ban enacted in 2022.
Vote to block Georgia spaceport upheld by state’s high court
Georgia’s highest court Tuesday upheld an election in which coastal residents voted overwhelmingly last year to block their county government from building a launchpad for blasting commercial rockets into space.
Georgia’s highest court Tuesday upheld an election in which coastal residents voted overwhelmingly last year to block their county government from building a launchpad for blasting commercial rockets into space.
Georgia lawmakers seek to regulate solar panel installers
Georgia lawmakers are looking to regulate the installation of rooftop solar panels, saying some companies are ripping off consumers.
Georgia lawmakers are looking to regulate the installation of rooftop solar panels, saying some companies are ripping off consumers.