Election 2021: Georgia lawmakers brace for fight over mail-in voting
The battle for votes in Georgia is set to leap from the ballot box to the state Capitol as legislative Republicans look to clamp down on vote-by-mail rules Democrats have championed amid recent electoral wins.
Sports betting bill introduced in General Assembly
Georgia Rep. Ron Stephens ATLANTA - Online sports betting would come to Georgia under legislation introduced in the state House of Representatives Friday. Under a bill sponsored by Rep. Ron Stephens, a longtime proponent of legalized gambling, at least six sports...
College campus building projects dominate annual state bond package
Savannah Convention Center ATLANTA - Major building projects from Valdosta to Athens are included in the $883.1 million bond package Gov. Brian Kemp is recommending to the General Assembly. That’s lower than the $1.13 billion in bond financing lawmakers approved last...
Initial unemployment claims on the rise in Georgia
Georgia Commissioner of Labor Mark Butler ATLANTA - First-time unemployment claims in Georgia increased by 5,581 last week to 37,039, reflecting a national trend, the state Department of Labor reported Thursday. As a result, the state agency paid out more than $223...
Kemp highlights pandemic response, rural Georgia in State of the State message
ATLANTA - Gov. Brian Kemp asked state lawmakers Thursday to give businesses more help dealing with the coronavirus pandemic, double down on investment in rural Georgia and build on last year’s criminal justice reforms. In a 65-minute State of the State address to a...
New Georgia budget proposals restore pandemic-driven cuts to schools
ATLANTA - Gov. Brian Kemp Thursday called for increasing funds to Georgia public schools by more than $1.2 billion to help offset cuts to education the General Assembly imposed last year. The governor’s $26.3 billion mid-year budget – up from the $25.9 billion fiscal...
K-12 public schools set for $1.7 billion in new COVID-19 aid in Georgia
Georgia public schools are set to receive about $1.7 billion in federal COVID-19 aid as part of a second round of relief spending Congress passed last month.
Election issues, COVID-19 pandemic top of mind for Georgia lawmakers
Rural broadband, pandemic recovery and election battles to come in Georgia’s legislative session highlighted the annual “Eggs and Issues” program held Wednesday by the Georgia Chamber of Commerce.