Georgia Power, PSC staff reach agreement on request for more generating capacity
Georgia Power's Plant Yates ATLANTA - Georgia Power and state energy regulators have agreed on a plan to increase the Atlanta-based utility's electrical generating capacity including the construction of three new gas combustion turbines at Plant Yates near Newnan. The...
General Assembly OKs COAM reform bill
ATLANTA - Legislation aimed at reforming Georgia's coin-operated amusement machines (COAM) industry is headed to Gov. Brian Kemp's desk after squeaking through the state Senate. Senators passed House Bill 353 Tuesday night 29-24, the minimum number of votes needed to...
Fishing rights bill wins final passage in General Assembly
ATLANTA - Legislation guaranteeing Georgians the right to hunt and fish in the state’s navigable rivers and streams is on its way to Gov. Brian Kemp. The state Senate gave final passage to House Bill 1172 Tuesday night 34-18, with a sizable contingent of opponents...
State Senate passes ‘culture wars’ education measure
State Sen. Clint Dixon ATLANTA - The Georgia Senate passed legislation Tuesday crammed with multiple "culture wars" provisions affecting Georgia schools. House Bill 1104, which the Senate's Republican majority passed 33-21 along party lines, originated in the House as...
Okefenokee bill clears Georgia House
ATLANTA - Legislation declaring a three-year moratorium on the type of mining being planned near the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge sailed through the Georgia House Tuesday. House lawmakers passed the bill 167-4, marking the first action the General Assembly has...
Fiscal ’25 state budget easily clears Georgia Senate
ATLANTA - The Georgia Senate overwhelmingly passed a $36.1 billion fiscal 2025 state budget Tuesday, signing off on pay raises for state employees and public school teachers. With Georgia sitting atop a $16 billion revenue surplus, the state can afford $4,000...
VA Regional Office renamed for Johnny Isakson
U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson ATLANTA - The Atlanta Veterans Affairs Regional Office was formally renamed in honor of the late U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson Monday during a ceremony at the building in Decatur. Isakson, who died in 2021, served as chairman of the Senate...
Lawmakers target illegal immigrants after hearing from murder victim’s father
ATLANTA - The Georgia Senate passed two bills aimed at illegal immigration this week, one day after the father of murder victim Laken Riley urged lawmakers to take a tougher stand on the issue. The 22-year-old nursing student was killed on the University of Georgia...